comice pear cake

175g butter
150 g vanilla flavoured sugar
2 egs
220g SR flour
pinch salt; 1/2 tsp. bicarb soda
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
140 ml soured cream
50g ground almonds
3-4 pears

50 g butter *extra*
50g muscovado sugar
thickened cream

grease & line a 20cm springform cake tin. preheat oven to 180C
sift together flour, bicarb and salt. Peel and slice pears, toss in lemon juice to prevent browning
cream butter & sugar. Beat in eggs. fold in half the flour, then the soured cream, grated zest of a lemon & almonds, then the remaining flour. spoon half of the cake mix into pan, top with half of the pears then the rest of the cake mixture. bake at 180C for 40mins.
meanwhile - heat together the extra butter, muscovado sugar and cream
take the cake from the oven, top with rest of pears and pour the warm mixture over the top. Return to the oven for approx 15 - 20 mins or until cooked.