Pear Cake
Crisp, tart, and refreshing!
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 455 kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups pears peeled, cored and chopped
- 2 cups white sugar
- 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 egg whites
- ⅔ cup canola oil
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
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Combine the pears and sugar in a mixing bowl and leave them for an hour to get to know each other.
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Turn the oven up to 325 F and spray a 10 inch bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
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Gently beat the egg whites and combine them with the oil, chopped pecans and pear mixture.
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Stir in the flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves, in that order, followed by the pear mixture. Pour the batter into the prepped pan.
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Bake the pan in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Take the pan out of the oven and let it cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing the finished cake.
