Coffee Cakes

Name: Coffee Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Makes 14 cakes
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 300 g (10½ oz/2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 160 ml (5¼ fl oz) buttermilk; 220 g (7¾ oz) pear, seeded and thinly sliced; 2 pinches salt; 2 eggs; 310 g (11 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 200 g (7 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 220 g (7¾ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 115 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, softened; 350 g (12 oz) raw (demerara) sugar