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pear cake

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Recipe by
Jo Beth Hartz
@xteacher
The Villages, FL

This cake is wonderful for fall - moist and rich with so many flavors. We all love it.

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yield 16 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For pear cake

  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 3
    eggs
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 c
    flaked coconut
  • 1 c
    chopped dates
  • 3 c
    raw or canned pears
  • 1 c
    pecans, chopped

How To Make pear cake

  • 1
    Cream together sugar and oil. Add eggs one at at ime, mixing well after each. Set aside
  • 2
    Sift flour with cinnamon, salt and soda, 3 times then add to creamed mixture. Add vanilla, mix. Add coconut, dates, pecans and pears - stirring by hand.
  • 3
    Pour into greased and floured bundt or tube pan. Bake at 325 for 1.5 - 2 hours until cake tests done with wooden toothpick. Cool on rack at least 15 minutes in pan then turn out and cool completely.
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