Pear-Filled Bundt Cake

Last weekend i felt like baking a cake with pears in it... why pears? u ask , well.... because i bought a can of pears and decided to use it somehow so, i decided on a cake. I got this recipe from Taste Of Home and i really like the way it turned out. I enjoyed eating this cake along side my afternoon tea.

Recipe: Pear Filled Bundt Cake
Source: Taste Of Home
Serves: 16-20 ( i would say 12-16 since i prefer bigger slices)
Ingredients:

         Cake:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup orange juice ( i didn't have any so, i used milk)
• 
  Filling:
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup diced peeled ripe pear
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

       Glaze:

• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2-1/4 teaspoons orange juice ( i didn't have any so, i used milk)
• sliced almonds, for decorating

Directions:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice.
• Pour half of the batter into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Combine the filling ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Top with remaining batter. Smooth top with a spatula.
• Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
• Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cake and decorate with sliced almonds.