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Pear Spiced Bundt Cake

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Deborah Harroun
Updated Feb 22, 2013
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We added pureed pears and pumpkin pie spice to cake batter to create a moist and flavorful cake.

Pear Spiced Bundt Cake

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 25 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 5 ripe pears
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Icing

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or cooking spray; light flour.
  • Step 
    2
    Peel, core and chop 2 of the pears; place in blender. Cover; puree until smooth. Measure 1/2 cup of the puree. Reserve remaining puree for another use.
  • Step 
    3
    In small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
  • Step 
    4
    In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup pear puree, the oil and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add eggs one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl between each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture; beat just until combined.
  • Step 
    5
    Peel, core and chop remaining 3 pears. Fold chopped pears into cake batter. Pour into pan.
  • Step 
    6
    Bake about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 minutes. Place cooling rack upside down over pan; turn rack and pan over. Remove pan. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
  • Step 
    7
    To make icing, in 2-quart saucepan, cook butter, brown sugar, salt and cream over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; let stand 5 to 10 minutes. With whisk, beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Immediately pour over cooled cake.

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