Blackberry Pear Cake

Ingredients

Yield:

8 servings

• Blackberry Pear Cake

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup fresh blackberries, cut in half
  • 1 cup fresh, ripe pear, peeled, cored and diced
  • ½ chopped pecans
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

• Berry Compote

  • 1.5 cups Simple Syrup
  • 1 pint blackberries cut in half
  • 1 pint raspberries, whole
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Difficulty:

Easy

Time:

1 Hourprep

Total Time:

1.5 Hourstotal

1. Cake Preparation

   1. Cream the butter and brown sugar
2. 2. Blend in egg and vanilla
3. 3. Sift the flour, salt and soda
4. 4. Combine lemon juice and milk and add alternately with flour to the creamed mixture
5. 5. Fold the fruit into the batter, using a spatula
6. 6. Pour the batter into a prepared 10” spring form pan (brush your pan with melted butter, dust with flour and tap out excess flour
7. 7. Blend the pecans, sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on top of batter
8. 8. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, this may take longer depending on your oven
9. 9. Use a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake to test for doneness
10. 10. Remove the cake and cool on a cooling rack
11. 11. The cake is delicious served warm with a generous amount of the compote (1/4 cup and a equally generous amount of crème fraîche or fresh whipped cream (don’t hold back).
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13. Compote preparation

    1. Combine all ingredients in a heavy bottom sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the sauce for 30-45 minutes. You will want a nice thick consistency to the compote, stir frequently during the cooking process
    2. (Simple Syrup - 2 cups white sugar, 2 cups water. Combine in a sauce pan, stir and bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved. Simple syrup can be made in advance and used in other recipes. Store in the refrigerator)

14. Crème Fraîche

    1. Liberte makes an outstanding crème Fraiche, which is readily available in most big grocery stores. If not you can make your own or use fresh whipped cream. The fresh whipped cream, should remain unsweetened.