Pear Cake

Name: Pear Cake
Ingredients: 2 c. sugar; 1 1/2 c. vegetable oil; 3 eggs; 3 c. flour; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking soda; 2 tsp. vanilla; 2 c. flaked coconut (about one 7 oz. pkg.); 1 c. chopped dates; 3 c. raw or canned pears, drained and chopped; 1 c. pecans, chopped (4 oz. pkg.)

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flaked coconut (about one 7 oz. pkg.)
1 c. chopped dates
3 c. raw or canned pears, drained and chopped
1 c. pecans, chopped (4 oz. pkg.)

Directions

1

Combine together sugar and oil; add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
2

Set aside.
3

Sift flour with cinnamon, salt and soda 3 times, then add to creamed mixture. Add mixture.
4

Add vanilla; mix.
5

Add coconut, dates, pears and pecans, stirring by hand (batter will be thick).
6

Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan.
7

Bake at 325° for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until cake tests done with a wooden pick inserted in center. Cool on rack or until cake shrinks from sides of pan.
8

Remove from pan to complete cooling.
9

Yields 16 servings.