64th recipe Easy Autumn Pear Cake

Easy Autumn Pear Cake

total time

1 hr

prep

15 min

servings

24 servings

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kraft

What You Need

4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

1 egg

1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

7 Tbsp.butter, melted, divided

1 can (15 oz.) pear halves, drained, sliced into 1/2-inch slices

1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Walnuts

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F. BEAT first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer on low speed just until cake mix is moistened, stopping frequently to scrape side of bowl. Add 1/4 cup butter; beat on medium speed 2 min. (Batter will be thick.) SPREAD batter onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Arrange pear slices over batter, pressing lightly into batter to secure. Sprinkle with dry gelatin mix and cinnamon. Drizzle with remaining butter; sprinkle with nuts. BAKE 40 to 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using a lemon or spice cake mix.