Moist, Delicious, Easy to Bake, Pear-Blueberry Cream Cheese Cake
Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined that I would have my own food blog. When I began, I did so with little hope but a lot of encouragement from my dear wife. The expectations were modest; i.e. do it for 6 months to a year, see what happens and then take it from there. But then one recipe led to another and the next thing I know is that the blog is turning 2 this week. A birthday won’t be complete without a cake so I present to you this mouthwateringly divine PEAR-BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE CAKE.
Amazing 2 years !!!
This has been a relatively short journey of 2 years through the food world. However I have made a lot of new friends and created a host of memories to last me for a life time. I could ramble on and on about these experiences. Like the time when someone in Texas made one of my recipes and messaged me back on Facebook telling me how much she and her kids liked it. OR the time when someone from the other side of the world i.e. Melbourne wrote to me saying that I have a fan down under (that’s how Australia is referred to). One of the memorable incidences was when I started talking to a British girl living in Germany about Indian food. Now that’s a story for some other time.. (CHUCKLES!!)
Love for Food
It is amazing how a shared love of food has the power to connect you to people in different parts of the world. There is however one thing that I have consciously avoided doing in the past 2 years and that is BAKING. To me this birthday was going to be as good as any to conquer my fears and actually BAKE. There was absolutely no way I was going to come up with my own recipe. So in stepped Angela; a coworker and most importantly a good friend of mine with the perfect cake recipe for a baking amateur like me. One bite of this sublimely delicious pear-blueberry cream cheese cake and wifey and I were in food heaven.
A new baker like me can bake this recipe…
Usually if I am making a recipe for the first time I tend to mess it up more often than not. But this was one of those rare occurrences when my first attempt turned out to be way more delicious than expected (LAUGHS!!!). Angela also deserves a huge portion of the credit for this because of the clear, precise way she wrote the recipe. I think I am hearing a few angry murmurs because I haven’t yet started talking about actually making this cake.
Here’s how to make the Pear-Blueberry Cream Cheese Cake.
The cake batter will be made in 3 simple steps.
First let us mix in all the dry ingredients i.e flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then come the wet ingredients i.e. butter and eggs with sugar. Now simply add in the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix it thoroughly till the batter is smooth. Then pour the batter in a baking pan sprayed with cooking oil and lined with the delicious fruit.
Finally it was time for the icing on the cake and I mean that literally (CHUCKLES). I mixed the cream cheese, sugar and eggs and simply poured it over the batter. It was like a baked in icing so to speak but y’all can pour it in dollops if y’all wish. Then I had to wait 30-35 agonizing minutes for the cake to cook!!! I must say it felt like 60-70 minutes because the prize was the sumptuous cake coming out of the oven.
As the cake cooks the blueberries break down and the juices start oozing into the batter and the pears too. It is these purple colored patches all over the cake which for me make the cake look so beautiful.
So all I can say is thank you Angela for providing the cake for the birthday party. It turned out to be the perfect gift and might just inspire me to start baking. If I actually come up with a good one then you are going to be the one who gets the first piece…..
Tips to make this delicious Pear-Blueberry Cream Cheese Cake
- Bake it until it is totally set in the middle. It has cream cheese in the cake to keep it moist, but be careful, if you over bake it, it will dry out.
- I used fresh blueberries, but you can use frozen blueberries too. No need to thaw, just add it to the batter
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Pear-Blueberry Cream CheeseCake
Ingredients
- 1 Pear
- 1 cup Blueberries
- 1 ¼ cup AP Flour
- 1 ¼ tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Baking Soda
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 3 tbsp Softened Butter
- ½ Cup Milk
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- Salt
Instructions
- Coat medium baking dish with oil or cooking spray.
- Place the pear and blueberries into the dish.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into medium bowl.
- In second medium bowl beat ¼ cup sugar and butter. Then add 1 egg and beat on low for 1 min. Add the flour mixture from #3 and milk, alternating between the two, beating until just combined. Pour into baking dish over the fruits.
- In a separate bowl beat to combine cream cheese and ½ cup sugar. Stir in one beaten egg. Pour over batter and place a couple blueberries on top.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
I liked this dish very much and so did my associates when I prepared it for them. If I might make one small critique, it’s about the salt included. You don’t give an amount and these things are important in baking. I used 1/4 teaspoon salt and my friends liked it very well. Perhaps you might make that alteration if you decide to edit and re-post the recipe.
Hi, I haven’t made the cake yet but love the sound of it, can you freeze the cake
This cake is so amazing, Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too Josiah..
Congratulations Rahul! on your two year blogging journey . Perfect cake to celebrate the special occasion, love the combination pear and blueberry , looks tempting! thanks for sharing the recipe!
Thanks Aarthi..
I know this recipe was originally posted a while back, but I’m just now seeing it – and it looks quite delicious! I haven’t played around baking with pears very much, and this post is inspiring me to do that. I love the combo of blueberries and pears here!
I have never baked before David and I was scared to even attempt this recipe. But with a little poking and prodding from the missus I finally managed it.. 🙂
Congratulations on two years of blogging and your cake was a delicious way to celebrate. A thank you to you and Angela for sharing the recipe.
Thanks Karen.. Its been quiet a fun 2 years of blogging Karen with the best part being the ability to meet great people all over the world.
Hi! After mixing the first batter, it says “pour” but my mix wasn’t terribly liquid. Kind of mashed onto the fruit. It’s baking now. Fingers crossed!!
Thank you!
What a beautiful cheesecake!
Thanks Michelle.. 🙂
great combination of blueberry cake. Shall try this recipe soon. Thanks for sharing and wish you happy new year!
Wish you a happy new year as well Sonia.. Hope you like the recipe..
happy new year!
Wish you the same Sherry!!!
This looks really great – love the blueberry and pear combination!
Thanks Beth. It turned out better than I expected. 🙂
This is what I need, a delicious cake to end the year! Thank you for a wonderful recipe
I couldn’t have said it any better.. Thanks
I am a fan of blueberry everything. Love your photos and the recipe sounds so delicious!
I was not a fan of blueberry but after this recipe I became one.. 🙂
Perfect cheesecake! The texture, moisture, and taste are all amazing!
Thanks Dennis..
Made this blueberry cheesecake. Followed the recipe exactly as mentioned. It was absolutely amazing and easy to make. Everyone is cleaning their plates including myself. Going to make it again on saturday for my friends birthday. Tired of making chocolate cake every time. Something new to take.
The cake is definitely a different treat Shruti compared to the traditional chocolate desserts. Similar to you my desserts usually consist of chocolate as well. So it was definitely fun to do something different with this cake…
Look at those juicy blueberries, Yum! This cake looks gorgeous and perfect with coffee.
Cake and coffee is what I was doing pretty much the whole day Muna.. 🙂
This cake looks delicious. I often combine lemon and blueberries for a delicious breakfast cake, but this combination of pear and blueberry sounds great. Thanks for another wonderful recipe.
Hey that lemon and blueberry idea sounds delicious as well. A cake for breakfast!!! Now that’s my kinda food…
Hey Rahul ..super recipes !
Thanks a lot.. 🙂