Lacy Pear Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups fresh pears, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped blanched almond
• powdered sugar (to garnish)
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans; set aside.
• 3 mix flour, brown sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg in large bowl with electric mixer.
• 4 beat 3 minutes at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 5 stir in pears and almonds. pour into prepared pans.
• 6 bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 cool in pan 10 minutes; turn out wire rack and cool completely.
• 8 place lacy paper doily on each cake layer. dust with powdered sugar; carefully remove doily.
• 9 serve cake with whipped cream, if desired.