Amaretto-Pear Streusel Cake
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons regular oats
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds
- Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/4 cup amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur)
- 1 1/2 cups peeled Bosc pear, cored and finely chopped (about 2)
- Cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- To prepare topping, combine brown sugar, oats, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 tablespoon butter, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Stir in almonds; set aside.
- To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Place granulated sugar and 1/3 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed for 5 minutes or until well blended. Reduce mixer speed to medium; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in amaretto and pear.
- Spoon batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle topping evenly over batter. Bake at 350u0b0 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
topping, brown sugar, regular oats, flour, butter, ground cinnamon, almonds, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, sour cream, pear, cooking spray
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/amaretto-pear-streusel-cake (may not work)