Streusel Pear Cake
- 2 cups thinly sliced firm pears
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup chopped nuts (optional, I never add these)
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Combine the pears and nuts with most of the sugar (set aside about 2 tablespoons for the streusel) and let stand 30 minutes. Lots of juice will be released; that’s good.
- Preheat the oven to 350 while that is going on.
- Add the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder to the pears.
- Beat the oil, vanilla, and egg together and add that, too.
- Stir gently and pour into a greased 8 or 9″ round cake pan.
- Combine the oatmeal, reserved sugar, and butter, then sprinkle the mix over top of the cake.
- Bake 40-50 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.