Spiced Pear-and-Almond Cake

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Spiced Pear-and-Almond Cake

 

4 cups cored and coarsely chopped ripe pears (5 or 6 pears)

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

grated zest of 1 lemon

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped blanched almonds

confectioners' sugar for dusting

 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10-inch round cake pan. Combine

pears and sugar in a medium bowl and let stand 15 minutes. Combine oil with

eggs and add to pears.

In another bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, baking soda and

salt. Stir into pear mixture. Add vanilla and almonds.

Pour into prepared pan and bake until cake tester inserted in the center comes

out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool on a rack about 20 minutes before turning

out. Invert onto a serving platter and dust with confectioners' sugar. Serves

12.

 

 

 

 

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