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old fashioned pear cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Patsy Fowler
Anderson, SC

this is a great dessert i make it's a winner everyone loves it

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr 15 Min
method Convection Oven

Ingredients For old fashioned pear cake

  • 1 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    pecans, finely chopped
  • 2 c
    pears, recommend canned in heavy syrup 1 1/2 cans) chopped and drained, reserve juice
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 3
    eggs

How To Make old fashioned pear cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325.
  • 2
    In a large mixing bowl, combine oil, sugar and eggs. Beat until creamy.
  • 3
    In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together flour, salt,cinnamon and baking soda.
  • 4
    Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture until smooth. Add vanilla. Fold in pears and pecans.
  • 5
    Pour mixture into a well greased bundt or tube pan.
  • 6
    Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean. Drizzle glaze over it. The glaze is the next recipe.
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