Light as Air Pear Coffee Cake

Light as Air Pear Coffee Cake

Yields 8 slices

Nutrition: calories 145.2, fat 4.4 g

My son Josh made me this pot holder when he was 6 years old. I had to show it off, it’s so cute!

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups Bisquick Heart Health Smart mix
• 1 16 ounce can pear halves in its own juice or water, drained
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 4 tbsp stick butter, unsalted
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup baby food — pears or applesauce
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 egg white

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, spray an 8 inch round pan with cooking spray and set aside until ready to fill.
2. On a cutting board, slice the pears into thin slices. Set aside until the end.
3. In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients except for the pears, 1 tsp of the cinnamon and 1 tsp of the sugar (the rest will be used later) and mix until blended. Make sure you get all the dry mix from the bottom all mixed in, but do not over mix. Let sit 5 minutes on the counter.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Spread evenly. Arrange the pears in a circular pattern on top of the batter. Sprinkle the 1 remaining tsp of cinnamon and 1 tsp sugar over the top of the cake.
5. Bake about 30 – 40 minutes until golden brown; until a wooden skewer or toothpick comes out clean or with dry crumbs. While baking, turn the pan around after 15 minutes for even baking.