Pear-Filled Bundt Cake

From Taste of Home.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄3 cup  orange juice

• Filling

• 1⁄2 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2  diced peeled ripe pear
• 1⁄2  sliced almonds
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 1⁄2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

• Glaze

• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar
• 2 1⁄4 teaspoons  orange juice

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2. Beat in vanilla.
3. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice.
4. Pour half the batter into a greased 10 inch fluted tube pan.
5. Combine the filling ingredients; sprinkle over batter.
6. Top with remaining batter; smooth top with a spatula.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the centre comes out clean.
8. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
9. Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over cake.