Spiced Pear Cake Recipe
If you love soft and cozy desserts, this Spiced Pear Cake Recipe is a perfect choice. It is moist, lightly sweet and full of warm spices.
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 ripe pears peeled and chopped
Optional Topping
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
Preheat Oven
- Set oven to 350°F and grease your baking pan.
Prepare Pears
- Peel and chop ripe pears into small pieces.
Mix Dry Ingredients
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
Mix Wet Ingredients
- Whisk eggs, oil and vanilla extract until smooth.
Combine Mixtures
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix gently.
Add Pears
- Fold chopped pears into the batter carefully.
Pour Batter
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan evenly.
Bake
- Bake for 40–45 minutes until golden and cooked through.
Cool Cake
- Let the cake cool for 15 minutes before removing.
Serve
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm or room temperature.
Notes
- Use very ripe pears for best sweetness.
- Add raisins for extra flavor.
- Mix in chopped nuts for crunch.
- Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
- Add a light caramel drizzle on top.
- Replace oil with melted butter for richer taste.