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Celebrate the crisp autumn air with this Easy Autumn Pear Cake. With a subtle hint of lemon flavoring and a dash of cinnamon, this cake has got all the taste of autumn in a single bite. Feel free to use lemon or spice cake mix instead of yellow cake mix for this versatile treat.

Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 55 min
Makes: 24 servings, one piece each
Nutritional Information

Ingredients

1 egg
1/2 cup  BREAKSTONE’S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
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. (4-serving size) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin
1/2 tsp.  ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Walnuts

Instructions

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Beat egg, sour cream, cream cheese and cake mix in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just until cake mix is moistened, scraping side of bowl often. Blend in 1/4 cup of the butter. Beat on medium speed 2 min. (batter will be thick).

SPREAD batter into lightly greased 13×9-inch baking pan. Arrange pear slices evenly on batter, pressing lightly into batter. Sprinkle evenly with dry gelatin mix and cinnamon. Drizzle evenly with remaining 3 Tbsp. butter; sprinkle with walnuts.

BAKE 40 to 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or at room temperature. Cut into 24 pieces. Cover and refrigerate leftover cake.