Pear, Honey and Lime Cake Recipe

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Pear, Honey and Lime Cake
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
397
Calories
Total time
24
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For the pears, melt the butter in a medium skillet on medium heat.
  2. Add the pears and cook, turning occasionally, 5 minutes, until light golden.
  3. Stir in the lime juice, honey and vanilla bean and cook for 2 more minutes.
  4. Stir in the liqueur and remove from the heat.
  5. Let the pears steep about 3 hours.
  6. Discard the vanilla bean.
  7. For the cake, in a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and lime zest with a hand mixer at medium speed until smooth.
  8. Blend in the baking powder and salt.
  9. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
  10. Turn the speed to low and beat in the flour until just blended.
  11. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rest 20 minutes.
  12. Meanwhile, grease a 9 springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
  13. Drain the pears, reserving the syrup.
  14. Pat the pears lightly dry.
  15. Thinly slice half of the pears and reserve.
  16. Chop the remaining pears and stir into the batter.
  17. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and level the top.
  18. Arrange the pear slices on top.
  19. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F oven for 10 minutes.
  20. Reduce the heat to 300 degrees F and bake until the top of the cake feels springy and the tester comes out clean, about 1 hour.
  21. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack.
  22. Remove the cake to a wire rack.
  23. Skewer the top and spoon the reserved syrup over the top.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 396.56 Kcal (1660 kJ)
Calories from fat 218.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.25g 37%
Cholesterol 150.2mg 50%
Sodium 77.97mg 3%
Potassium 154.94mg 3%
Total Carbs 42.29g 14%
Sugars 24.94g 100%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4%
Protein 5.64g 11%
Vitamin C 7.2mg 12%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 57.5mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 313.38 Kcal (1312 kJ)
Calories from fat 172.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.16g 37%
Cholesterol 118.7mg 50%
Sodium 61.62mg 3%
Potassium 122.44mg 3%
Total Carbs 33.42g 14%
Sugars 19.71g 100%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 4%
Protein 4.45g 11%
Vitamin C 5.7mg 12%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 0.7mg 5%
Calcium 45.4mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.7
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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