old fashioned pear cake

(1 RATING)
71 Pinches
Anderson, SC
Updated on Oct 18, 2012

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

prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr 15 Min
method Convection Oven
yield about 8 to 10 slices

Ingredients

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

How To Make old fashioned pear cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325.
  • Step 2
    In a large mixing bowl, combine oil, sugar and eggs. Beat until creamy.
  • Step 3
    In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together flour, salt,cinnamon and baking soda.
  • Step 4
    Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture until smooth. Add vanilla. Fold in pears and pecans.
  • Step 5
    Pour mixture into a well greased bundt or tube pan.
  • Step 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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