Xante Pear Liqueur Cake Recipe 425

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° and grease a bundt baking pan. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the 2 sticks of butter with the sugar at medium speed until fluffy, 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in the sour cream and Xante. Scrape down the side of the bowl, then beat the dry ingredients into the batter in three additions until just incorporated. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it in an even layer. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Move to a cooling rack and allow it sit for 15 minutes. Turn the cake out on to a serving tray and cover the cake with the glaze as if you were frosting the cake with it.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 4 loaf pans.
• Split open vanilla bean and scrape seeds into cream.
• Drop pod into cream and heat until scalding. Let cool.
• Whisk together the eggs, sugar and salt until well blended.
• Sift the flour and baking powder together.
• Whisk the sifted dry ingredients into the egg/sugar mixture just until blended.
• Remove (and discard) the vanilla bean pod from the cream, and whisk cream into the batter.
• Gently mix in the melted butter, pour batter into the prepared loaf pans and bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean.
• While cake is baking, prepare syrup by combining sugar, water and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan. Stir mixture over medium-high heat until it comes to a simmer.
• Continue to heat (WITHOUT FURTHER STIRRING or your finished product will have sugar crystals!) until mixture comes to a full boil.
• Cover (also important to avoid those nasty sugar crystals) and continue to boil until all sugar is dissolved and liquid is clear, about a minute.
• Remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in liqueur.
• After removing cakes from the oven, allow them to cool in pan for about 5 minutes.
• Run a knife around the edges of the pan and turn cakes out, then immediately return cakes to pans.
• Use a thin wooden skewer to poke numerous holes into the cake, about 1 inch apart. The holes should go all the way from the top to the bottom of the cake. Pour 1/4 syrup mixture over each cake and, if desired, sprinkle with optional toppings.
• Let cool until the cakes have absorbed the syrup.
• Remove from pans.
• Note: If giving these cakes as gifts, you can use disposable aluminum foil loaf pans and give the cake in the pan.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the pears, sugar, cornstarch and salt; toss gently to coat. Pour into pie shell. For topping, combine the cheese, flour, sugar and salt; stir in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 425°F for 25-35 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Cool on a wire rack for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm. Store in the refrigerator.