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Fabulously Sweet Pear Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Rory PHOTO BY: Caroline

"This is a recipe of my great-great grandmother's. It is wonderfully sweet and fresh. It's so delicious, it never lasts long!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 58 stars. This recipe average a 4.2 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 1 -13x9 inch cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 4 fresh pears
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. Peel and slice pears thin. Mix sliced pears with white sugar, brown sugar, and nuts and let sit for one hour. After sitting puree pear mixture in a blender.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan.
  3. By hand stir in until just blended; the flour, salt, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to pear mixture and add oil, vanilla and eggs. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2003 by CopperPot
This is one of the best cakes I've ever made. I did modify it a little, though. I omitted... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2006 by IMVINTAGE
I wish I had cooked this in a loaf pan (I cooked it in the specified 9 by 13 pan)...it was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2003 by Jon
Thank goodness for Grandmas recipes. I use my Grannys whenever I can. This is a GOOD cake and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2003 by Morena
This was a beautiful cake, which we enjoyed both warm with cream, and cold with tea. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2002 by JONESCAT
What a terrific cake! My fiance has been really "bad" and has been eating it for breakfast... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2005 by SHOWERDANCER
This was absolutely fabulous. I used EXTREMELY ripe pears which I think help make it so... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2004 by MONLMOR
Perfect use for overripe pears. I used hand mixer & left small chunks which added nice... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2003 by HGRACE
I tried making half the recipe in a loaf tin - it was done in around 50 minutes. A wonderful... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2004 by Mommycat
We really enjoyed this. Flavor of the pears (which were very ripe) really came through. Will... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2006 by Laine E
WOW!! I just made this cake about and