Pear Bundt Cake
Apr 16, 2024
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If you are a fan of fresh pears, you are going to love this Pear Bundt Cake made with fresh anjous pears. While this recipe is simple and includes a store bought buttercream icing, the taste is simply extraordinary. This bundt cake is a wonderful dessert that the kids are going to love thanks to the addition of the sprinkles!
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How is a bundt cake different from a regular cake?
A bundt cake is made in a bundt pan that is round, with a hole in the center, and leaves the edges of the cake with fluted edges. It makes for a beautiful cake!
In addition, a bundt cake has a firmer texture. The reason for this is once the bundt cake is flipped over, it holds together and doesn’t crumble.
How long should a bundt cake cool before flipping?
Our recipe developer advises allowing a bundt cake to cool for at least 10 minutes. If you do it any sooner, it’s not only hard to handle because it’s hot, but you risk the chance of the bundt cake splitting apart.
If you allow the bundt cake to cool completely within the pan before flipping it, you risk the chance of the bundt cake not removing itself from the bundt pan completely.
Do I need to pre-grease a nonstick bundt pan?
It is always a great idea to grease any baking dish that you are using when it comes to baking. Ensure that you are using a baking spray (contains flour) so that the pear bundt cake doesn’t stick to the sides or the crevices of the bundt pan.
Ingredients Needed For a Pear Bundt Cake
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Baking soda
- Kosher salt
- Butter
- Dark brown sugar
- Cane sugar
- Large eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Buttermilk
- Green or red anjous pears
- Buttercream icing
How to Make a Pear Bundt Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour (or use a baking spray with flour in it) a 10-inch fluted tube pan or 10-cup bundt cake pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
Next, beat the butter in a separate bowl (of a stand mixer or hand mixer) on medium speed for about 25-30 seconds. Add in both sugars. Then, mix on medium for another 25-30 seconds. Scrape down all sides of the bowl, then increase speed to medium-high, and mix for approximately 4 minutes until light and fluffy.
One at a time, add the eggs while beating for 45 seconds for each egg. Mix in vanilla extract and beset for another 15 seconds.
Alternately, add in the flour mixture and the buttermilk, mixing until just combined after each addition.
Next, spoon the mixture into the prepared bundt pan. Sprinkle the chopped pears as you go. Then using a butter knife, gently swirl the layers together. Make sure to smooth the top evenly.
Tap the bundt pan gently a few times to settle the batter, then bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Spread the buttercream icing on the bundt cake as desired and add sprinkles!
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Pear Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup 2 sticks butter softened
- 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
- 2 cups green or red anjous pears cored and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour (or use a baking spray with flour in it) a 10-inch fluted tube pan or 10 cup bundt cake pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, soda & salt.
- Next, beat butter in a separate bowl (of a stand mixer or hand mixer) on medium speed for about 25-30 seconds. Add in both sugars, mix on medium for another 25-30 seconds. Scrape down all sides of the bowl, then increase speed to medium-high, and mix for approximately 4 minutes until light and fluffy.
- One at a time, add the eggs while beating for 45 seconds for each egg. Mix in vanilla extract and beset for another 15 seconds.
- Alternately, add in flour mixture and the buttermilk, mixing until just combined after each addition.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared bundt pan, sprinkle the chopped pears as you go. Then using a butter knife, gently swirl the layers together. Make sure to smooth the top evenly.
- Tap the bundt pan gently a few times to settle the batter, then bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes in pan, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Spread the buttercream icing on the bundt cake as desired and add sprinkles!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
