Buttermilk Pear Cake With Rum Soaked Strawberries
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 10:51am

Ingredients




4 cups strawberries – quartered
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsps. Rum extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter – melted
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 ripe pears – diced

Preparation

1 Preheat Oven -350 degrees: 2 Combine strawberries with 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tsp. rum extract and let sit in a container in the refrigerator. 3 Sift flour.  Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. 4 In a small bowl combine egg, sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy.  Add flour mixture and buttermilk to egg mixture.  Stir in pears and rum extract. 5 Pour batter into a buttered baking dish and bake for about 25 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. 6 Top with marinated strawberries.

About


This is a heavenly, light dessert.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine