pear cake with caramel drizzle

Name: Pear Cake with Caramel Drizzle
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: ## CAKE; 1 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 3 - eggs, beaten; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 cup(s) whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) ground allspice; 3 cup(s) pears, peeled, cored, and chopped (about 4 ripe pears); 1 cup(s) pecans, chopped; ## CARAMEL DRIZZLE; 1/4 cup(s) butter; 1/4 cup(s) dark brown sugar, firmly packed; 2 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 cup(s) powdered sugar, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 pinch(es) salt

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Lynette C

Gulf Breeze, FL

Updated on Dec 24, 2015

This is a cake I sampled at a craft fair in Mississippi. I thought it was yummy!

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prep time 25 Min

cook time 1 Hr 10 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

CAKE
1 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 - eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground allspice
3 cups pears, peeled, cored, and chopped (about 4 ripe pears)
1 cup pecans, chopped
CARAMEL DRIZZLE
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

How To Make pear cake with caramel drizzle

Step 1

For the cake: Combine the vegetable oil, sugar, and beaten eggs in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until well blended. Stir in vanilla.

Step 2

Combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and allspice in a medium bowl; stir well.
Step 3

Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the chopped pear, beating at medium speed until blended. Stir in the chopped pecans.
Step 4

Pour the batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes; remove from the pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.
Step 5

For the drizzle: Melt the butter in a small saucepan; add the brown sugar, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar melts. Remove from the heat.
Step 6

Add the milk to the butter/sugar mix, stirring constantly. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. ABeat at medium speed of an electric mixer until smooth. Drizzle over the cake when it is cool.
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