Spiced Pear Cake with Browned Butter Icing
- 3 medium to large firm pears, peeled-cored- and chopped
- 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
- 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Gold Medal Whole Wheat Flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) salted butter
- 2 cups sifted powdered sugar (more or less)
- 4 to 5 teaspoons boiling hot water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- This recipe is vegetarian
- Produce
- Pears, medium to large firm (3)
- Canned Goods
- Applesauce, unsweetened (1/2 cup)
- Cooking & Baking
- Baking powder (3 teaspoons)
- Brown sugar, packed light (2 tablespoons)
- Cinnamon, ground (1 1/2 teaspoons)
- Gold medal all-purpose flour (2 cups)
- Gold medal whole wheat flour (1 cup)
- Nutmeg, ground (1/4 teaspoon)
- Powdered sugar (2 cups)
- Salt (1 teaspoon)
- Vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
- Vegetable or canola oil (1/2 cup)
- White sugar, granulated (26 tablespoons)
- Drinks
- Water (4 teaspoons)
- Dairy
- Butter, salted (4 tablespoons)
- Milk (3/4 cup)
- Refrigerated
- Eggs, large (4)
Preparation
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Published October 12, 2012 (4 months ago).
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