Pear Coffee Cake with Ginger Pecan Crunch Topping

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 12 people

Categories: Breakfast, Coffee Cake, Pears

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup Crisco cooking oil
  • 1 slightly beaten egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups chopped ripe pears
  • Topping:
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Mix together flour, sugars, salt, nutmeg and oil.

  2. Set aside 1 cup of mixture for topping.

  3. Add 2 cups chopped ripe pear to the rest of the above mixture.

  4. Add egg, buttermilk, baking soda, and baking powder.

  5. Topping: Add ginger and pecans to 1 cup of reserved mixture.

  6. Spread in greased 9″ × 13″ × 2″ sheet pan.

  7. Sprinkle topping over top.

  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.

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