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Chocolate Pear Spice Cake

By: Carol  
"This cake is moist and delicious especially when served warm with whipped cream. It is a very attractive cake. It looks and tastes as though you went to a lot of trouble, but it is really so easy and quick to throw together. Serve warm cake with a sprinkle of powdered sugar and a dollop of whipped topping."

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Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 10 inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups applesauce
  • 3 tablespoons molasses
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 (18.5 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
  • 1 small Bosc pear, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 (2.6 ounce) bar milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch springform pan.
  2. Use an electric mixer to beat the eggs, applesauce, molasses, and butter in a large bowl. Beat in the cake mix along with the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and orange peel. Mix on medium speed for 4 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan. Top the unbaked cake with pear slices; sprinkle evenly with the pecans and chopped chocolate.
  3. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes. Cool for 25 minutes before removing from pan.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Notes:
  • If you don't have a fresh pear on hand, well drained canned pears make a great substitute.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 283 | Total Fat: 14.7g | Cholesterol: 57mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 18, 2009 by Grammycooks 
This is the first time I have ever rated a recipe. This cake is just fantastic. I made it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2009 by courtney 
This was very yummy! I used sugar instead of molasses but everything else I left the same.... MORE

 
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