Pear Coconut Pecan Bundt Cake Diabetic Friendly 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.

COCONUT PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees). Grease and flour two 8 inch round pans or one 9 x 13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, blend cake mix with the water, eggs, and oil. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups coconut and nuts. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for 35 minutes, or until done. Cool completely.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter or margarine in a skillet. Add 2 cups coconut, and stir constantly over low heat until golden brown. Spread toasted coconut on absorbent paper towel to cool.
• Cream 2 tablespoons butter or margarine with softened cream cheese. Add milk and sugar alternately, beating well. Add vanilla, and stir in 1 3/4 cups of the toasted coconut. Ice the cake, and sprinkle with remaining coconut.

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.

GLUTEN-FREE PEAR AND ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 12-inch square piece of parchment paper, and press it into a 9-inch round cake pan. (Don't worry about the sides overlapping-this is what creates a rustic edge.) Set aside.
• Process the almond meal, oats, oat flour, rice flour and baking powder in a food processor until the oats are ground. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat the egg in another medium bowl; set aside. Peel and roughly chop 1 of the pears. Process the chopped pears, coconut oil, maple syrup, maple sugar, vanilla, almond extract and salt in a food processor until smooth; add the mixture to the bowl with the egg, and whisk to combine. Pour the pear-egg mixture into the flour mixture, and stir to combine. Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan, and lightly spread it out.
• Working quickly, peel, quarter and core the remaining pear. Cut each quarter into 4 long slices, arrange them in a circle on top of the batter and sprinkle with chopped almonds. Bake the cake until the edges are deep golden and a toothpick comes out clean, 50 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Drizzle the cake with maple syrup, and serve warm or cool. Leftover cake can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

COCONUT PECAN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, 2 cups sugar, oil and 2 tsp coconut extract; mix well.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt, add to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk just until moistened.
• Stir in coconut and pecans.
• Spoon into a well greased 10 inch tube pan.
• Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the water, butter and remaining sugar.
• Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; add remaining extract.
• Slowly pour hot syrup over hot cake.
• Cool in pan for 4 hours before removing to serving plate.
• Dust with confectioners sugar.