Buttermilk Pear Cake with Rum Soaked Strawberries Recipe
Adapted from: Weight Watchers Annual Recipes for Success 2009.
This is a heavenly, light dessert.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
Ingredients
- 4 cups strawberries â quartered
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tsps. Rum extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons butter â melted
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 3 ripe pears â diced
Directions
- Preheat Oven -350 degrees:
- Combine strawberries with 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tsp. rum extract and let sit in a container in the refrigerator.
- Sift flour. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
- In a small bowl combine egg, sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture and buttermilk to egg mixture. Stir in pears and rum extract.
- Pour batter into a buttered baking dish and bake for about 25 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Top with marinated strawberries.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 185g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 203 | |
| Calories from Fat 35 | 17% |
| Total Fat 4.0g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat 2.12g | 8% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium 282mg | 12% |
| Potassium 230mg | 7% |
| Total Carbs 40.1g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.8g | 13% |
| Sugars 22.69g | 15% |
| Protein 3.56g | 6% |
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May 10, 2010
This sounds wonderful I cant wait to try this....just got some fresh strawberrie....
May 10, 2010
I have great amber Rum...got the pears too...just waiting for some great fresh strawberries to grace my table ;0)
Thanks for sharing such an appetizing dessert.
Flavourful wishes, Claudia
