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Bourbon Pear Crumb Cake

Bourbon Pear Crumb Cake
Bourbon Pear Crumb Cake
  • Yield: 9
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
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Bourbon Pear Crumb Cake

By Tobias November 10, 2016

I had - like often on a Sunday afternoon - a hankering for a slice of cake or pie. So I was looking at what I had and found some nice an ripe Anjou Pears. Previously that day, I came across a blog post about a pear and bourbon tarte which sounded great but a little too much work for my Sunday cravings. So I decided to do something simpler. The result is a delicious pear crumb cake. The pears sit on top of a moist vanilla cake with bourbon and are topped by an avalanche of classic German crumbs.

The recipe makes one 8x8 baking dish that you can cut into 9 delicious slices.

Ingredients

  • For the Vanilla Cake
  • All Purpose Flour - 2/3 cup
  • Corn Starch - 1/3 cup
  • Baking Powder - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tbsp
  • Eggs - 1 whole, large
  • Granulated Sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Bourbon - 1 tbsp
  • Sour Cream - 1/4 cup
  • Vanilla Bean - 1, seeds removed
  • Butter - 4 tbsp
  • For the Crumbs
  • Butter - 4 tbsp
  • All Purpose Flour - 2/3 cup
  • Granulated - 1/3 cup
  • Ground Cinnamon - 1/4 tsp
  • Pears - 2 - 3, ripe

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Spray a 8x8 inch baking pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper
  2. For the sponge cake, melt the butter and let cool down.
  3. In a bowl, mix flour, corn starch, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Beat egg and sugar until pale and fluffy. You can do this by hand with a big whisk or in a stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment.
  5. Drizzle in the butter and whisk until incorporated.
  6. Stir in bourbon, vanilla seeds, and sour cream.
  7. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just to incorporate. If the batter is too thick, use some milk to thin it out.
  8. Put batter in the prepared baking pan and use an offset spatula to spread evenly.
  9. Peel and core the pears and cut into wedges (8 - 12 per pear). Neatly arrange on the sponge until it's mostly covered.
  10. For the crumb crust, add all ingredients into a bowl.
  11. Use your fingers to incorporate the butter and form large crumbs.
  12. When you're happy with the texture, sprinkle over the pears.
  13. Bake at 350° F for 40 - 45 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  14. Let cool in the baking pan for 15 minutes, then lift it out using the parchment paper and let cool completely.
  15. Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar if desired.

Guten Appetit!

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Author Tobias

I'm am no longer a German expat living in San Francisco, CA, but I'm still fascinated by food, cooking, and baking. And now that I am back in Germany I'm using my free time to travel all over Europe, connect with friends, and dive deep into the culinary arts.

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