Name: Pear Coffee Cake Belle-Helene
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened; 2-1/2 cups flour; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp. Magic Baking Powder; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 4 oz. Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, melted; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 cup milk; 4 small ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, cored and cut in half Safeway 1 lb For $1.88 thru 02/09; 1/3 cup pecan halves

Servings: 4 persons

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2-1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. Magic Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
4 oz. Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, melted
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup milk
4 small ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, cored and cut in half Safeway 1 lb For $1.88 thru 02/09
1/3 cup pecan halves

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
2
Add flour and sugar; beat on low speed until crumbly.
3
Remove 1/3 cup of the butter mixture; set aside.
4
Add baking powder, baking soda, chocolate, egg and milk to remaining butter mixture in bowl.
5
Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
6
Spread one-third of the batter into greased 9-inch springform pan.
7
Place pear halves, cut sides down, in a circular pattern over batter.
8
Drop spoonfuls of remaining batter over pears; spread to evenly cover pears.
9
Sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture and pecans.
10
Bake 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
11
Cool.

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Pear Coffee Cake Belle-Helene

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