Amaretto-Pear Streusel Cake

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons regular oats
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• Cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur)
• 1 1/2 cups peeled Bosc pear, cored and finely chopped (about 2)
• Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. To prepare topping, combine brown sugar, oats, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 tablespoon butter, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Stir in almonds; set aside.
3. To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. Place granulated sugar and 1/3 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed for 5 minutes or until well blended. Reduce mixer speed to medium; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in amaretto and pear.
5. Spoon batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle topping evenly over batter. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.