Individual Butter Cakes With Honeyed Pears

Name: Individual Butter Cakes With Honeyed Pears
Yield: makes 16 Servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter; 6 Anjou pears (3 1/2 to 3 3/4 pounds), peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar; 2 tablespoons honey; Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for coating cups; 1 cup sugar; 4 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup apricot jam; 1 tablespoon water; Powdered sugar; Sliced fresh pear

By Boulangerie Patisserie Le Croquembouche in MontrealPhotographer Anna Wolf

November 3, 2008

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