Categories: Cake, Dessert

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened and divided
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 cups sliced fresh pears
• 4 maraschino cherries
• 5 pecan halves
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan with 3 tablespoons butter.

2. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar; arrange pear slices in a pinwheel pattern on brown sugar.

3. Place maraschino cherries and pecan halves in center of pinwheel.

4. Beat remaining ½ cup plus 1 tablespoons butter at medium speed using an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add in sugar, beating well.

5. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

6. Add in sour cream, beating until smooth.

7. Add in flour and the next 3 ingredients, beating until batter is smooth.

8. Spoon batter evenly over arranged pears.

9. Bake in a 350° oven for 45-50 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.

10. Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove side of pan; invert onto a serving plate, and remove bottom of pan.

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