Pear Streusel Kuchen: Inspired by the New Holiday Film, Love the Coopers

Ingredients

• For the Streusel:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 6 Tbsp. butter, melted
• For the Cake:
• 3 ripe Bartlett pears, peeled and sliced into 1/8 inch slices
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. butter (2 1/4 sticks), softened to room temperature
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp. lemon zest
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla bean paste
• 3 large eggs, and 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 cups plus 2 Tbsp. cake flour
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt