Title: Quick and Easy Pear Coffee Cake [America]
Categories: Cake
Yield: 1 Cake

AMERICAN MEASUREMENTS
1 1/4	c	Firm packed brown sugar
1/3	c	Vegetable oil
1/2	ts	Almond extract
2	lg	Egg whites
1	lg	Egg
2	c	All purpose flour
2	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Ground cinnamon
1/2	ts	Ground nutmeg
1/8	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Ground cloves
1 1/4	c	Diced fresh pear
1/4	c	Dried currants

Preheat oven to 350F and coat an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray.

Combine brown sugar, oil, extract, egg whites and eggs in a bowl; beat with mixer at low speed until well blended.

Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves in a separate bowl; stir well. Gradually add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture; beat until just blended. Stir in pears and currants.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350F for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack.

Yields 16 servings/slices

Per serving: Calories: 157 Fat: 5 grams Calories from fat: 45 Sodium: 27 mg Protein: 2.5 grams Carbohydrate: 26 grams Cholesterol: 13 mg

Source: Horizon magazine; Nov/Dec 1997 issue; typos by Dorothy Flatman 1997

From: Dorothy Flatman Date: 03-13-98 (12:04) The Once And Future Legend (1) Cooking

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