Pear Bundt Cake Recipes

PEAR BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Drain pears, reserving the syrup; chop pears. Place pears and syrup in a large bowl; add the cake mix, egg whites and egg. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on high for 4 minutes., Coat a 10-in. fluted tube pan with cooking spray and dust with flour. Add batter. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

PEAR SPICED BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or cooking spray; light flour.
• Peel, core and chop 2 of the pears; place in blender. Cover; puree until smooth. Measure 1/2 cup of the puree. Reserve remaining puree for another use.
• In small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup pear puree, the oil and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add eggs one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl between each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture; beat just until combined.
• Peel, core and chop remaining 3 pears. Fold chopped pears into cake batter. Pour into pan.
• Bake about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 minutes. Place cooling rack upside down over pan; turn rack and pan over. Remove pan. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• To make icing, in 2-quart saucepan, cook butter, brown sugar, salt and cream over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; let stand 5 to 10 minutes. With whisk, beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Immediately pour over cooled cake.

PEAR BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350°F Grease a 10-inch bundt pan well, brushing it with melted butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. It will look sandy when well-combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by pear/apple sauce and vanilla extract.
• Working in two or three additions, alternately add flour mixture and milk to the sugar mixture. Stir only until just combined, then gently stir in the diced pears.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for 60 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean and the cake springs back when gently pressed.
• Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
• Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

PEAR BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the pears and the sugar and let stand for one hour. 2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 10 inch bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray. 3. Slightly beat the egg whites or eggs and combine them with the oil, chopped pecans and pear mixture. 4. Stir the flour, salt, baking soda, and spices together. Stir in the pear mixture. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan. 5. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

PEAR-PECAN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 12 cup Bundt cake pan.
• Place the pears, granulated sugar and pecans in a large bowl; stir well to coat.
• Set aside for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat the oven to 325°F
• Sift the flour, baking soda and salt over the pear mixture.
• Stir in the oil, vanilla, and eggs.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top.
• Bake for 1 1/4 hours, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a rack and let cool completely.
• Dust top with confectioners' sugar before serving.

APPLE AND PEAR BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9" or 10" bundt pan with oil or butter.
• Sprinkle diced apples, pears and raisins with the sugar, set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs; add the oil, vanilla and pecans.
• Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture, mix well. Add the apples, pears and raisins.
• Spread batter into the prepared bundt pan.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; turn out onto a wire rack and let cake fininsh cooling. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. (Tip: If you want to frost your cake, a sour cream frosting is very nice.).

PEAR-SPICE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, spread the granulated sugar in an even layer. Cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until sugar around the edge of the pan melts and begins to turn golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, slowly stir until all sugar has melted and mixture is translucent and golden.
• Add pear chunks to caramel, and stir to coat. Cook, covered, over low heat until very soft, 6 to 8 minutes, swirling the pan occasionally. Using a potato masher, mash the pears until they are broken down but still slightly chunky. Continue cooking, uncovered, 5 minutes more, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; let cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 10-inch (12-cup capacity) Bundt pan, tapping out excess. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, baking soda, pepper, and nutmeg; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and honey on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until combined after each addition. With the mixer on the lowest speed, add the flour mixture in two batches, alternating with the milk and beginning and ending with the flour. Add the reserved pear sauce, and mix to combine, about 1 minute, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Do not overmix.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, and smooth with a small offset spatula. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until cake is a deep golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool slightly. Invert the cake onto a wire rack set over a piece of parchment paper and allow to cool 10 minutes. Once cool, pour the glaze over the top, letting some drip down the sides. Alternatively, dust with confectioners' sugar. Garnish with pear chips, if using.
• Pear Sauce how-to
• Pear chunks are added to a pan of caramel and cooked over low heat.
• After several minutes, a potato masher is used to help break down the pears.
• The final consistency of the sauce is thick and somewhat chunky.

FRESH PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the pears and the sugar and let stand for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 10 inch bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Slightly beat the egg whites and combine them with the oil, chopped pecans and pear mixture.
• Stir the flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in the pear mixture. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from oven ant let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing form pan.

PEAR BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Toss pears and 1 tbsp sugar together. Let stand 5 minutes. Beat eggs, 2 cups sugar and oil on medium speed until well blended.
• In another bowl, add flour, salt and baking soda. Mix well. Add egg mixture and beat on low speed until blended. Fold in pears, nuts and vanilla. Pour into a well-greased and floured 10-in bundt pan.
• Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until tester comes out clean. Remove from pan as soon as possible. Drizzle with glaze.
• MAKE GLAZE:.
• While cake is cooling make glaze by bringing to a boil the glaze ingredients. Boil for 2 1/2 minutes, stirring constantly or until sugar crystals have dissolved. Pour over cake.