Asian Pear Cake

Name: Asian Pear Cake
Ingredients: Fruit Mixture:; -3 cups diced Asian pears; -1 cup chopped pecans; -1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; -1/3 cup granulated sugar; Cake:; -1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; -3/4 cup whole wheat flour; -1 cup granulated sugar; -2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; -1 1 teaspoon salt; -1/2 teaspoon baking soda; -3/4 cup vegetable oil; -2 teaspoons vanilla; -3 large eggs

15 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

Fruit Mixture:
-3 cups diced Asian pears
-1 cup chopped pecans
-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1/3 cup granulated sugar
Cake:
-1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
-3/4 cup whole wheat flour
-1 cup granulated sugar
-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
-1 1 teaspoon salt
-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
-3/4 cup vegetable oil
-2 teaspoons vanilla
-3 large eggs

Directions

1

Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan or spray generously with baking spray and sprinkle with flour.
2

Heat oven to 325 degrees
3

Combine diced pears, peans, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/3 cup granualated sugar; toss. Cover and set aside.
4

In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours, brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, salt, and soda; mix to blend thoroughly. With electric mixture on low, stir in oil, vanilla, and eggs until well blended. Stir in the fruit and nut mixture until blended.
5

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes. Turn out onto rack to cool completely. Transfer to a serving plate and glaze with a vanilla or caramel glaze or dust with powdered sugar.