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Spiced Pear & Pecan Cake
Ingredients
  • 4-5 pears, to press inside batter
  • 2 pears, peeled cored and chopped
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2/3 cup canola oil
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar, for dusting
Instructions

  1. Combine the two chopped pears and the sugar to and let stand for one hour

  2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 10 inch tube or bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.

  3. Slightly beat the egg whites and combine them with the oil, chopped pecans and chopped pear mixture.

  4. Whisk the flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in the chopped pear and sugar mixture.

  5. Pour batter into the prepared tube or bundt pan.

  6. Gently push 4-5 whole pears down into the batter so that they stand upright in the batter.

  7. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour and 10 minutes. 

  8. Use a wooden skewer to test the doneness of the center of the cake. Skewer should come out clean.

  9. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing form pan.

  10. Allow cake to cool and lightly top with confectioner's sugar just before serving.