Pear Coffee Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 -3 large pears (anjou)
• 1 cup canol oil (or other neutral vegetable oil)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; grease and flour a 10-inch round cake pan.
• 2 peel and core the pears and cut them into 1/2-inch dice; measure out 1 1/2 cups for this recipe.
• 3 place the oil, sugar, and eggs in a bowl; whisk until smooth.
• 4 sift the flour, baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, and ginger over the egg mixture.
• 5 fold a few times by hand with a rubber spatula.
• 6 toss the pears evenly over the mixture and gold together to mix evenly.
• 7 scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
• 8 in a small bowl, rub walnuts, brown sugar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together until evenly mixed.
• 9 sprinkle over the top of the batter.
• 10 bake for 55-60 minutes, until a pick comes out clean.
• 11 let cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
• 12 carefully invert the cake onto a plate to unmold; place a small wire rack on top of the cake and invert again right side up.
• 13 let the cake cool for about 15 minutes.
• 14 serve warm or at room temperature.