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Apple-pear buttermilk cake with maple syrup glaze

Apple-pear buttermilk cake with maple syrup glaze

By Alexander Ferreira
30’ Prep time
80’ Cook time
110’ Total time
341 Calories
8 Serving

Summary

Fresh slices of tart ripe apples and sweet harvest pears create a rich maple-glazed pinwheel atop a homey nutmeg-scented buttermilk cake. the cake is also delicious without the glaze. mcintosh, northern spy and cortland apples work equally well in this cake.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Lightly oil or butter 9-1/2 inch (24 cm) springform pan. In bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt until evenly blended.
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Step 2

In mixing bowl and using electric mixer, beat butter on medium speed 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat 2 minutes. Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.
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Step 3

With mixer on low speed, alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of liquid, to make thick batter. Turn into prepared pan and smooth top. Arrange alternating slices of apple and pear in tight concentric pattern on top, gently pushing cut side of fruit into batter. Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven 45 to 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.

Ingredient

  • Buttermilk
    Buttermilk
    150 ml
  • Cornstarch
    Cornstarch
    15 ml
  • Eggs
    Eggs
    2 ontario
  • Ontario maple syrup
    Ontario maple syrup
    125 ml
  • Ground cinnamon
    Ground cinnamon
    2 ml
  • Granulated sugar
    Granulated sugar
    150 ml
  • Ground nutmeg
    Ground nutmeg
    5 ml
  • Vanilla
    Vanilla
    5 ml
  • Baking soda
    Baking soda
    2 ml
  • Unsalted butter, at room temperature
    Unsalted butter, at room temperature
    75 ml
  • Ontario pear (unpeeled), thinly sliced
    Ontario pear (unpeeled), thinly sliced
    1 small
  • Ontario apples (unpeeled), thinly sliced
    Ontario apples (unpeeled), thinly sliced
    2 small
  • Salt
    Salt
    2 ml
  • Ontario asparagus, trimmed and cut in 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces
    Ontario asparagus, trimmed and cut in 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces
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