Walnut Cake With Sauteed Pears and Cinnamon Cream Recipe

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Walnut Cake With Sauteed Pears and Cinnamon Cream
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
587
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350*.
  2. Lightly butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
  3. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt: whisk about 10 times until well mixed.
  4. With electric mixer, cream the 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar. Add egg yolks and beat until smooth.
  5. Add dry ingredients in 3 or 4 batches, alternating with milk and ending with dry ingredients. Stir well and fold in nuts and vanilla.
  6. In medium bowl, beat egg whites with mixer until they form stiff peaks. Fold whites into batter until just mixed.
  7. Spread batter in pan. Bake on center rack about 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  8. Turn out onto wire rack to cool right side up.
  9. For pears- melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, till just softened, about 5 to 10 minutes,. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
  10. Add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, the nutmeg and lemon juice, and stir to combine. Cover to keep warm.
  11. To make cream - Using electric mixer on medium high speed, whip cream and 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl until cream is thick but not dry.
  12. Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and continue whipping until cream is of desired consistency.
  13. Serve cake topped with pears and cream.
  14. Note: The cake can be baked one day ahead and kept at room temperature covered entirely in plastic wrap.
  15. The pears can be made up to two days ahead, cooled and refrigerated, covered, then reheated in a pan over low heat just before serving.
  16. Whip the cream just before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 587.13 Kcal (2458 kJ)
Calories from fat 267.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.71g 46%
Cholesterol 101.59mg 34%
Sodium 45.61mg 2%
Potassium 233.02mg 5%
Total Carbs 75.17g 25%
Sugars 29.94g 120%
Dietary Fiber 6.32g 25%
Protein 9.39g 19%
Vitamin C 7.9mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 107.8mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 187.89 Kcal (787 kJ)
Calories from fat 85.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.51g 46%
Cholesterol 32.51mg 34%
Sodium 14.6mg 2%
Potassium 74.57mg 5%
Total Carbs 24.06g 25%
Sugars 9.58g 120%
Dietary Fiber 2.02g 25%
Protein 3.01g 19%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.6mg 10%
Calcium 34.5mg 11%

* 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

  • 13.4
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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