Apple Pear Spice Cake Recipes

APPLE PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. Combine dry ingredients; stir into the fruit mixture. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in the milk and vanilla; frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

APPLE OR PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Mix all cake ingredients by hand in order given.
• Pour in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan or springform pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes and remove.
• Topping:.
• In saucepan mix all ingredients and bring to a slow boil for 3 minutes.
• Pour over cake and return to oven for 4 minutes.

APPLE PEAR SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Butter the 12" cast iron skillet.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt together and sift.
• In a large sauce pan, melt the butter.
• Remove from heat and slow stir in the sugar, applesauce, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and eggs.
• Gradually add in the flour mixture, taking care to mix well.
• Once combine, stir in the raisins and the pears.
• Pour in the skillet.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Once the cake is cooked, remove it from the oven and allow to set for 10 minutes, then remove it from the cast iron pan and place it on a cooling rack.
• If using powdered sugar, sprinkle the top of the cake.
• Slice into wedges and serve with the optional vanilla bean ice cream.

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.).