Description
A delicious pear cake dessert made with pear slices, cake mix, and butter.
Ingredients
Scale
- 34 ounces pear slices in syrup (4 cans of 8 ounces each)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 15 ounces yellow cake mix (white cake also works)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Have ready an 8×11-inch ceramic or glass dish, or a 9-inch round or square dish. If you use a larger one, the dessert will not be as tall.
- Dump 34 ounces pear slices in syrup into the dish, spreading to cover the whole pan. If you have halves, coarsely slice them first or in the same dish, with a knife and fork so they don’t slip.
- Sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon and drizzle 1 tablespoon lemon juice over. Stir lightly to mix.
- Sprinkle a 15 ounce box of yellow cake mix on top of the fruit, even it out carefully, and then pour 1 cup unsalted butter, melted, on top of the cake mix, covering it as much as you can. A spot here and there is fine, but not large patches.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, until golden and dry and the filling bubbles around the edges, checking close to the end of the baking time by carefully lifting the topping to ensure it’s fully baked inside. Bake it more if necessary.
- Serve warm with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of the syrup on top.
- Store leftovers covered or in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
- For best results, use pale varieties of pears.
- This dessert pairs well with vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg