Cinnamon Pear Cake

Moist and tender pear cake made with chucks of fresh pear nested in a cinnamon flavored tender cake. Thank you Roxanna's Home Baking

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup milk
1 pear cut in roughly chunks
1 1/2 cups cool whip
cinnamon for dusting

• Heat the oven to 350F. Grease a 9" round baking pan. Set aside.
• Cream the softened butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
• Stir in the vanilla.
• Add the flour mixed with baking powder, salt and cinnamon alternately with the milk.
• Beat until just combined. 
• Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Top with the pear chunks.
• Place the cake in the oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool completely in the pan.
• Once cooled, remove from the pan and top with the whipped topping.
• Dust with cinnamon, if desired.