Pear Walnut Spice Cake
Serves: 2
Ewell Douglas
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
39
Spice
42
Sweetness
55
Sourness
44
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
All-Purpose Flour3
Eggs1.5 cups
Sugar (confectioners')1 tsp
Pure Vanilla Extract1 cup
Vegetable Oil1 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Cinnamon1 cup
Walnut (chopped)1 cup
Maple SyrupDirections:
1
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F
2
Place the raisins in a bowl and toss them with 2 tablespoons of the flour until lightly coated (this will prevent them from sinking in the cake batter during baking)
3
To make the cake: Beat the eggs and sugar in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer) until fluffy
4
With the mixer running, slowly pour in the vanilla and the oil
5
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice
6
Mix into the egg mixture
7
Mix in the pears and nuts, then stir in the raisins by hand, distributing them evenly in the batter
8
Spoon into a 10-inch tube pan and bake about 45 to 60 minutes, until springy and dry in the center
9
Let cool in the pan on a wire rack, then turn it out
10
Freeze until ready to use or just wrap and store for up to 2 days
11
To make the glaze: Stir the maple syrup and sugar together in a bowl
12
Glaze the cooled cake by spooning the glaze around the top of the cake and letting it drip down the sides