Walnut Pear Coffee Cake

By smolson

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 1 c chopped walnuts
• 1/3 c packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/3 c all-purpose flour
• 1/4 c cold butter
• 2 med ripe pears, peeled and sliced (about 2 cups)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 c butter softened
• 1 c sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-3/4 c all-puropse flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 c (8oz) sour cream
• 1/2 c chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350.
In a bowl, combine walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Place flour in a small bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 3/4 c of nut mixture; set aside for topping. Set aside remaining nut mixture for filling

Toss pears with lemon juice; set aside. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream.

Spread 2/3 of batter into a greased 9 in springform pan. Top with reserved nut mixture, pears and remaining batter. Sprinkle with walnuts and reserved topping mixture.

Bake at 350 for 50-55 min or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 min. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Cool for 1 hour before cutting.