pumpkin-pear cake
Easy to make and you are likely to have the items to make this in your pantry. Very tasty, and it won't last long.
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yield
16 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For pumpkin-pear cake
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1 cpacked brown sugar
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1/3 cbutter, melted
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1 1/2 tspcornstarch
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2 can(15 oz) pear halves in light syrup
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1/2 ccoarsely chopped pecans
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1 pkgspice cake mix
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1 ccanned pumpkin
How To Make pumpkin-pear cake
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1Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl combine brown sugar, butter, and cornstarch. Drain pears, reserving 3 tablespoons of the syrup. Stir reserved syrup into brown sugar mixture. pour mixture into a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. If desired, cut pear halves into fans by making 3-4 lengthwise cuts 1/4 inch from stem end to base end of pear. Arrange whole or fanned pear halves on the syrup in pan, cored sides down. Sprinkle pecans evenly in pan.
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2Prepare cake mix according to package directions, except decrease oil to 2 tablespoons and add pumpkin. Slowly pour cake batter into pan, spreading evenly.
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3Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a thin metal spatula around edges of cake. Carefully, invert cake into a 15x10x1 inch baking pan or onto a very large serving platter with slightly raised sides. Cool about 30 minutes before serving. Serve warm.
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