Carameled Asian Pear and Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Name: Carameled Asian Pear and Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 Asian pear; 50 grams Cream cheese; 50 grams Unsalted butter; 50 grams + 60 grams Granulated sugar; 2 Eggs; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 140 grams Cake flour; 1 tsp Baking powder

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I received a lot of pears, so I thought they might make a delicious dessert! Asian pears have a high water content, so simmering them in caramel prevents the cake from becoming soggy!

If you don't have a bundt cake pan, use a pound cake pan or a muffin pan.
Since Asian pears have high water content, after adding them to the caramel, cook for about 3 minutes to let the water evaporate. (Even if the caramel gets a little runny, you're going to mix it into the cake batter, so don't worry.) Recipe by yaburie

I received a lot of pears, so I thought they might make a delicious dessert! Asian pears have a high water content, so simmering them in caramel prevents the cake from becoming soggy!

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I received a lot of pears, so I thought they might make a delicious dessert! Asian pears have a high water content, so simmering them in caramel prevents the cake from becoming soggy!

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Ingredients

4 servings

1/2Asian pear
50 gramsCream cheese
50 gramsUnsalted butter
50 grams+ 60 grams Granulated sugar
2Eggs
1 tspLemon juice
140 gramsCake flour
1 tspBaking powder

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Steps

1

Peel the pear and cut into four wedges, then slice into 5 mm widths. Bring all the ingredients to room temperature.
2

Put 50 g of the granulated sugar into a frying pan and turn on the heat. When the sugar melts, shake the pan to spread it evenly.
3

When the sugar has completely melted and turns brown, keep an eye on it as you continue heating until it caramelizes to a dark brown, shaking the pan as it cooks.
4

Once it caramelizes to a dark brown, add the chopped pear all at once and mix with a wooden spatula. Cook for about 2-3 minutes to let the water content evaporate, then turn off the heat.
5

Combine the cream cheese and butter in a bowl and mix until creamy.
6

Add 60 g of granulated sugar and use a mixer to incorporate air into the batter. When the batter turns white, add the egg a little at a time and mix.
7

Add the lemon juice and caramelized pears and mix well.
8

Sift together the cake flour and baking powder and add to the batter. Fold in with a rubber spatula.
9

Grease the bundt cake pan with butter (not listed) and dust with flour (not listed) and pour in the batter. Tap the sides of the pan to release any air pockets in the batter.
10

Bake in an oven preheated to 170℃ for 40-45 minutes. When a toothpick or skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, it is done!
11

Remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack. Once cooled, cut and serve! It tastes even better the following day.
12

Here's what it looks like inside! It's full of crispy pears. Cream cheese, caramel, and pears make a great combination.