Pear-Licious Cake Recipe

Name: Pear-Licious Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil; 2 cups granulated sugar; 3 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups chopped canned Bartlett pears in syrup, well drained (reserve syrup for glaze); 1 cup chopped pecans; 1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar; ⅔ tablespoons syrup from canned pears

Servings: persons

1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups chopped canned Bartlett pears in syrup, well drained (reserve syrup for glaze)
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
⅔ tablespoons syrup from canned pears

1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2
In a mixing bowl, combine the oil, sugar, and eggs, and beat well.
3
Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
4
Add this to the creamed mixture and stir until blended.
5
Stir in the vanilla.
6
Fold in the pears and pecans.
7
Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or Bundt pan, and spoon in the batter.
8
Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
9
Let the cake cool for 20 minutes, then turn it out onto a cake rack to cool completely.
10
While the cake cools, make the glaze.
11
Blend the butter and confectioners sugar with enough of the reserved pear syrup to make a smooth, slightly runny glaze.
12
Drizzle the glaze over the cake top, letting some run down the sides.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 13 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil, 2 cups granulated sugar, 3 eggs, 3 cups all-purpose flour, and more.

Yes, Pear-Licious Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Pear-Licious Cake

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