PEAR CRANBERRY CAKE

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Provided by Ian Knauer

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Yield Makes 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

For cake:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
3 Bosc pears (1 1/2 pounds), cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 cup cranberries (thawed if frozen)
For glaze:
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 (3-inch-long) cinnamon sticks
Equipment: a 10-by 4-inch angel food cake pan or a 15- cup Bundt pan

Steps:

  • Make cake:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter cake pan.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.
  • Beat together sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer until combined well.
  • At low speed, mix in pears and cranberries, then mix in flour mixture until incorporated.
  • Spoon batter into pan.
  • Bake until a wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Cool in pan 30 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely.
  • Make glaze:
  • Bring cream, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, cinnamon sticks, and a pinch of salt to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, stirring occasionally, then simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
  • Cool glaze 5 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks, then pour glaze over cake, letting some drip down sides.

Thabo Ralarala
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This cake is a great way to impress your guests.


Jeffrey Best
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This cake is so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly.


Ramdyal Ramdyal
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I made this cake for my family and they loved it. It's a great way to use up leftover pears and cranberries.


Faizan Jaan
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This cake is the perfect fall dessert. It's warm and comforting.


Teresa Roche
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The cranberries and walnuts add a nice crunch to the cake.


Aminat Dammy
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This cake is so moist and flavorful. I will definitely be making it again.


Bonsuk julius
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I love that this cake is made with fresh pears. It gives it such a delicious flavor.


Sindhu Palikhe
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This cake is a great make-ahead dessert. I made it the day before and it was even better the next day.


Charles Bender
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This cake is the perfect combination of sweet and tart. I love the addition of walnuts.


Khan Khan1122
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I'm not a baker, but this cake was easy to make and turned out perfectly.


Mohan Gurung
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This cake is a great way to use up leftover cranberries from Thanksgiving.


Kwame Nkrumah
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I made this cake for a bake sale and it sold out in minutes. Everyone loved it!


Rifat Rifat rifat
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This cake is so moist and fluffy. It's the perfect dessert to serve with a cup of coffee or tea.


Sabir hussain3
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I'm not a big fan of pears, but I loved this cake. The cranberries and walnuts really balance out the flavor.


Pre Hopkins
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This cake is perfect for fall. The flavors of pear and cranberry are so warm and inviting.


karimullah stanikzai
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I made this cake for my family and they loved it. It's a great way to use up leftover pears.


Denis Varela
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The cranberries add a nice tartness to the cake. I also love the crunchy walnuts.


Mark Mcdermott
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This cake is so delicious and easy to make. I love that I can use fresh or frozen pears.


mbemba barrow
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I've made this cake several times now and it's always a crowd-pleaser. It's the perfect dessert for any occasion.


Spirtual Life 786
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This pear cranberry cake was a hit at my dinner party! The flavors were perfectly balanced and the cake was moist and fluffy. I will definitely be making this again.