Delta Pear Cake

Name: Delta Pear Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; About 1/2 cup salad oil; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 3 cups diced (1/2 in.) peeled firm-ripe pears; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup raisins

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
About 1/2 cup salad oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups diced (1/2 in.) peeled firm-ripe pears
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Directions

1

In a large bowl with a mixer, beat sugar, eggs, and 1/2 cup oil until well blended, about 2 minutes.
2

In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and cloves. Stir in pears, walnuts, and raisins.
3

Add flour mixture to egg mixture and stir just until evenly moistened. Spread batter in an oiled and floured 9- by 13-inch pan.
4

Bake in a 350° oven until top of cake springs back when lightly touched in the center, about 1 hour (about 45 minutes in a convection oven). Cool on a rack. Serve warm or cool; cut into rectangles and lift out with a spatula.