Shredded Pear Cake
From juels 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is a unique Russian dessert that uses farina cereal for binding. Very easy to make and comes out wonderful. Has a slightly moist texture. Pears can be substituted for apples.
Ingredients
- 8 pears OR apples, cored and shredded shopping list
- 1 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 cup farina cereal, not cooked (can be found next to oatmeal in any store) shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder shopping list
- For the topping: shopping list
- 1/2 cup craham cracker crumbs shopping list
- 1/2 cup brown sugar shopping list
- 3 tbsp. softened butter shopping list
How to make it
- Combine flour, farina cereal, 1 cup sugar and baking powder. Mix well. Divide this dry mixture into 5 equal portions.
- In a lightly greased 9"square baking dish, sprinkle the first portion of dry mixture on the bottom of the pan. Tap the pan to spread more evenly.
- Spread 2 shredded pears over top. Reapeat the layers, alternating pears and dry mix, and finishing up with the dry mix on top.
- For the topping, combine graham cracker crumbs with brown sugar. Using a pastry blender or fortk, cut in 3 tbsp. of softened butter into the graham cracker mix, until resembles course crumbs.
- Sprinkle the topping on the cake. Cover the cake with foil to prevent overbrowning.
- Bake in a preheated 385F oven for 45 minutes.
- * No need to do a toothpick test. The cake doesn't have eggs and will be done and slightly moist at that point.
- Let cool, then slice in squares. Can be topped with ice cream or caramel sauce (optional).
The Rating
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Yet another incredible recipe from you. Thanks so much. 555+++
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Looks INCREDIBLE too!! :) (flagged) :)
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Farina cereal is not new to me as a cereal but I never though of it's use in a desert. How wonderful this recipe is.
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