Barbara Estabrook
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Relish this honey and pear cake, spread with a coconut mixture topping – a mouth-watering dessert.
Honey-of-a-Pear Cake
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 9
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 (15.4-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury™ Nut Quick Bread & Muffin Mix*
- 1 cup shredded or finely chopped peeled pear
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 eggs
Topping
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup coconut
Instructions
-
Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottom only of 8 or 9-inch square pan. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients; stir 50 to 75 strokes with spoon until mix is moistened. Pour into greased and floured pan.
-
Step2Bake at 350°F. for 38 to 43 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center and edges start to pull away from sides of pan. Cool 30 minutes on wire rack.
-
Step3Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat. Add brown sugar and 3 tablespoons honey; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in coconut. Spread evenly over warm cake.
-
Step4Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until topping bubbles. Cut into squares. Serve warm or cool. If desired, top each serving with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Nutrition
370
Calories
13g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
59g
Total Carbohydrate
41g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/9 of Recipe
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 300mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 59g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 41g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 2 1/2 Fruit; 2 1/2 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
{{tipItemHeadingFormat.replace('{0}',props.index + 1)}}
© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved