GMA Recipe: Wine-Soaked Cherries and Pears Over Pound Cake

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Wine-Soaked Cherries and Pears Over Pound Cake
From Martha Hopkins and Randall Lockridge
1999

Ingredients

1/2 cup red wine (the better the wine, the better the dish)

1/2 cup sugar

zest of 1/2 lemon

3/4 pound cherries, pitted

2 pears, peeled and sliced

2 thick slices pound cake

softened butter to taste

whipped cream for topping

Directions

1.Combine the wine, sugar, and lemon rind in a medium saucepan. Stir in the cherries.

2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Stir in the pears, and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

4. Spread the pound cake with butter and toast to a golden brown.

5. Generously spoon with fruit and juices over the cake.

6. Serve warm, topped with a dollop of whipped cream.

Yields: 2 servings.