Apple Pear Coffee Cake
Apple Pear Coffee Cake is full of sweet fruit flavor. Pair it with a cup of coffee or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an irresistible treat.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspooon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/4 cup apples, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup pear, peeled and chopped
Crumble topping:
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
- 1/2 cup pecans , or pistachios, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream. Fold in chopped apple and pear. Batter will be very thick. Spoon it into the greased baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until the mixture forms course crumbs. Stir in chopped pistachios (or pecans) and sprinkle evenly over the batter.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before cutting. Recipe makes 15 servings.
If adding extra fruit to the batter, be careful not to use more than 2 cups of fruit in total, as it will make your cake too wet, resulting in a cake that may fall apart when you cut it.
Equipment
- 1 electric hand mixer
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 13x9 inch baking dish
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 255mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 376IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 1mg