Pear Preserves Cake Recipes

PERKY PEAR POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour an 8-cup tube pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In the bowl of a mixer, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated. Slowly stir in flour, being careful not to over-beat. Add pears, vanilla bean paste, candied ginger puree, and 1/4 cup pear brandy; mix well. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then unmold onto a cooling rack. Cool completely. Douse with another 1/4 cup pear brandy then glaze with warmed pear preserves. Let pear glaze set. Pour Chocolate Glaze over. When set, remove cake from cooling rack and place it on a serving plate. Garnish with marzipan pears with candied ginger leaves, if desired.
• Heat sugar and corn syrup together in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved. Add chocolate and remove from heat. Stir in butter gradually, and then add confectioner's sugar. Cool slightly and pour over cake.

PEAR PRESERVES CAKE - # RECIPE - (3.3/5)

Steps:

• Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg one at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine flour and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix on low speed until just blended after each addition. Fold in pear preserves and pecans. Pour batter into greased and floured 10-inch (16 cup) tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pan, and let cake cool completely.

PEAR PRESERVES

Steps:

• In a stockpot, combine pears, sugar, water and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until mixture reaches a thick, spreadable consistency. , Remove from heat. Ladle hot mixture into seven hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.