Autumn Pear / Apple Pudding Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 medium pears or 3 medium apples, peeled,cored,sliced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup hot tap water

Recipe

• 1 choose pears or apples, if you pick pears use the ginger, for apples use the cinnamon.
• 2 there are two parts to this recipe, the cake and the topping.
• 3 to make the cake: lightly grease an 8-inch square or 9-inch round pan.
• 4 place the fruit in the pan, and sprinkle it with the lemon juice.
• 5 in a medium-sized bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, baking powder, spice, and salt till smooth.
• 6 beat in the egg, then add the flour alternately with the milk (1/2 cup flour, the milk, remaining 1/2 cup flour), beating after each addition.
• 7 spoon the batter over the fruit in the pan, spreading it to mostly cover.
• 8 to make the topping: whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and spice.
• 9 sprinkle this mixture over the batter, then carefully pour the hot water over all.
• 10 it will puddle on top; that’s ok.
• 11 bake the cake in a preheated 375â°f oven for about 60 minutes, until it’s nicely browned on the top.
• 12 remove it from the oven, and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
• 13 yield: 8 to 9 servings.