Wine soaked cherries and pears over pound cake
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Red wine; (the better the wine, the better the dish) |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | Lemon ; zest of | |
| ¾ | pounds | Cherries; pitted |
| 2 | Pears; peeled and sliced | |
| 2 | Thick slices pound cake | |
| Softened butter to taste | ||
| Whipped cream for topping | ||
Directions
Combine the wine, sugar, and lemon rind in a medium saucepan. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the cherries. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the pears, and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Spread the pound cake with butter and toast to a golden brown.
Generously spoon with fruit and juice over the cake. Serve warm, topped with a dollop of whipped cream. Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by Vibhu Goel <vgoel@...> on Mar 25, 1998
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