Spiced Layered Pear Cake with Maple Bourbon Whip

Vanilla-infused spiced pear cake topped with bourbon barrel aged maple whip.

Ingredients:

• 3 large pears, sliced thin and tossed in a splash of lemon juice

• 1/2 cup Pure Maple Syrup

• 6 T melted butter

• 1 T olive oil

• 2 large eggs

• 1.5 tsp pure vanilla extract

• 1/2 cup milk

• 1.5 cup all purpose flour

• 1.5 tsp baking powder

• 3/4 tsp sea salt

• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

• 1/8 tsp ground cardamom

• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

For the maple bourbon whip:

• 1/2 cup whipping cream

• 1-2 T bourbon barrel aged maple syrup

Procedure:

• Preheat oven to 350F

• Line a spring form cake pan with parchment paper

• Whisk together dry ingredients in a large bowl

• Mix eggs, maple syrup, butter and vanilla in another bowl. Blend until smooth

• Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well

• Pour half of the mixture in the cake pan and spread to edges

• Layer pears on batter

• Pour the remainder of the batter on pears and top the batter with remaining pears

• Bake for 45-55 min until golden brown and knife comes out clean in the middle

• While the cake is baking, add whipping cream and bourbon barrel aged maple syrup to a medium sized bowl. Beat on high until fluffy

• Let cake cool for 5 minutes before slicing

• Top each slice with maple bourbon whip