Pear Spice Cake

Submitted by The Daycare Lady

"I haven't tried this yet, but it seems like a great way to get some fruit into your diet."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 bundt cake
• Serves: 14

ingredients

• 29 ounces canned pears, drained and juice reserved
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup pear juice, reserved
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup walnuts, toasted
• glaze
• 3⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄8 cup pear juice, reserved
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Pre-heat over to 350°F In a mixing bowl, combine sugar and flour. Beat in eggs. Add vanilla and pear juice. Beat in spices and pears, mix until well incorporated, but still chunky. Fold in by hand, toasted nuts. Pour into greased bundt pan. Bake in oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. To make glaze, stir together all ingredients and drizzle over cake while hot.
2. Serving suggestions: Serve warm with hot coffee or sliced cold and spread with cream cheese, to make a tea sandwich.

Reviews

[myrrp]

Ditto. Something is definitely missing from this recipe. Mine also did not raise, and was dense and uncooked.

 

[dmgilliom]

This is not a cake!! There is no oil, no leavening. It did not raise, it was like lead!!