Pear Vanilla Pound Cake

Preheat oven to 325ºF. Butter an 8×4 loaf pan and sprinkle to coat with sugar.

Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly. Add the vanilla.

In a separate bowl, sift 1 1/3 cup flour, baking powder, and the salt. Slowly mix into the creamed mixture.

Toss the pears in the remaining flour to coat and fold into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf dish. Sprinkle to top with sugar.

Bake for 60 minutes, until knife inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool for 10–15 minutes before serving.