The South Arm Older Adults Cooking Club made a Pear Cake Bars for dessert. This is in line with adding more fruit in our diet idea.
Michelle served the Pear Cake Bars with a scoop of frozen yogurt.
You can freeze small portions of this treat wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil.
Ingredients
- 2 cups berries or chopped fruit (rhubarb, apples, peaches, pear, etc)
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon or orange zest
Batter
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- icing sugar, if desired
P/S: the pears are from Michelle’s backyard pear tree
Source: adapted from Guilt-free Sweet Treats
Instructions
 Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lined a 9 x 13″ pan with parchment or foil if desired.
Shift all purpose flour and baking powder. |
 Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on high for 3 minutes, or until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. |
 On low speed, beat in flour in 3 additions alternately with milk in 2 additions, just until blended, scrapping sides of bowl as needed.
Add vanilla extract and lemon zest and beat to just blended. |
 Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
Scatter berries or fruit on top. |
Bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. Dust with icing sugar. Cut into 2″ squares. |