Ingredients:
4 cups strawberries - quartered
½ cup sugar
2 tsps. Rum extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter - melted
½ cup buttermilk
3 ripe pears - diced
Preheat Oven -350 degrees:
Combine strawberries with 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tsp. rum extract and let sit in a container in the refrigerator.
Sift flour. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
In a small bowl combine egg, sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture and buttermilk to egg mixture. Stir in pears and rum extract.
Pour batter into a buttered baking dish and bake for about 25 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Top with marinated strawberries and this is a heavenly, light dessert.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
Foodessa says
I have great amber Rum...got the pears too...just waiting for some great fresh strawberries to grace my table ;0)
Thanks for sharing such an appetizing dessert.
Flavourful wishes, Claudia
Cinnamon-Girl says
This is a lovely Spring dessert! Love the rum flavoring!
Chef Fresco says
Thanks for visiting our site! I could just eat-up the rum soaked strawberries themselves! Nice tasty looking dessert!