Walnut Cake with Sauteed Pears and Cinnamon Cream Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into pieces
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature, separated
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 small Bosc pears, cored, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon