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Caramel Pear Breakfast Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup Smart Balance
  • 1-1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 3 pears- peeled & diced

Streusel

  • 3 tbsp Smart Balance
  • 1/4 c all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar

Topping & Drizzle

  • 1/2 cup Caramel/Dulce de Leche
  • 1 pear peeled & sliced lengthwise

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray & set aside.
  • Combine all cake ingredients (except diced pears) in mixer bowl & beat until smooth batter forms.
  • Fold in diced pears.
  • Spread into prepared pan.
  • Take 1/4 cup of caramel & drop dollops on top of batter. Take a stick or knife & drag though to swirl. Reserve remaining 1/4 cup caramel for serving.
  • Add sliced pears to top- laying out across - not overlapping.
  • In separate small bowl combine streusel ingredients & mix with fork. This will be more of a creamy paste like consistency - not crumbly.
  • Drop in small spoonfuls on top of batter. Do not mix in.
  • Bake 45-50 minutes - until toothpick test is clean.
  • Cool in pan 45-60 minutes.
  • Drizzle remaining caramel over top when serving.