Pear Spice Coffee Cake

This is So delicious! Love it!

To make the struesel:
1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons (half a stick) cold unsalted butter
You can either mix with your hands until combined but still crumbly. Or a couple of pulses in a food processor.

The butter chunks should be about the size of peas.

 

Parchment line the bottom of  an 8-9 inch spring form pan. Grease the sides. Preheat oven to 350 F

In a large bowl:
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 a teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt

2 pears, peeled and sliced.

In another bowl:
1 cup sour cream (plain/greek yogurt also works)
4 tablespoons (half a stick) unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs

 Mix wet and dry ingredients, then fold in pears.

Bake 55 minutes to an hour at 350 F. (I usually check at 50 minutes, then add more time if needed) You can check with a butter knife, cake tester, or toothpick.

Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then remove the pan. Enjoy!