Name: Apple Pear Coffee Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sour cream; 1-1/4 cups chopped peeled apples; 1/2 cup chopped peeled pear; TOPPING:; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons cold butter; 1/2 cup chopped pecans

A friend gave me this apple pear coffee cake recipe to make for a breakfast I was hosting. The pan was empty before the breakfast was over! It's one of my most-requested recipes, probably because it's a bit different. —Joanne Hoschette, Paxton, Massachusetts

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup sour cream

1-1/4 cups chopped peeled apples

1/2 cup chopped peeled pear

TOPPING:

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons cold butter

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fold in apples and pear. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish.

2 In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over batter.

3 Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.