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"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." — Carlee
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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
This is the first time I have ever rated a recipe. This cake is just fantastic. I made it exactly as the recipe indicated except I used milk chocolate chips on the top instead of shaved chocolate. The cake was light yet moist and just delicious. I have a feeling it will be even better tomorrow!
More of a spice cake, than a pear flavor. This is by no means is a bad tasting cake and it is soft and moist, but I was hoping for more pear flavor and should have known better since the pears are just on top. I followed the recipe exactly.
8 Ratings
This cake is great for the holidays. The spices, orange, pear, and chocolate are a great combination and the cake itself is moist and not too heavy. This is one of the best cake recipes I have gotten off of this site.
I made this recipe as it is and it turned out amazing.Thanks for a great recipe Carol!
So Moist
This was a big hit at my Christmas party. The arrangement of the sliced pears on top looked so beautiful too! I don't know if it really needed the chocolate, but everything else was delicious!
This was very yummy! I used sugar instead of molasses but everything else I left the same. This was so quick and easy. I chopped the chocolate really small and could hardly taste it. I will make it bigger chunks next time. I will be making this again
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Serving Size: 1/16 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 16 Amount Per Serving Calories: 283 Calories from Fat: 132
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