Ingredients
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1 cup flour
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2/3 cup white sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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3/4 cup packed brown sugar
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1/4 cup butter
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3/4 cup boiling water
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4 medium pears, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (about 2 cups) or 1 (16 ounce) can pears, drained and chopped (fresh pears are better to use!)
Instructions
- Set oven to 375 degrees.
- Lightly spray a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, white sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Add in the milk; beat until smooth (add a little more milk or cream if the mixture is too thick).
- Stir in the chopped pears and pecans.
- Transfer to the prepared casserole dish.
- In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter and boiling water; (this mixture will be thin, but will incorporate into the cake while baking) mix well, pour evenly over the batter.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Serve hot with ice cream or Cool Whip topping (I prefer it with vanilla ice cream!).