Fresh Pear Cake

This is the recipe that I like to use with the fresh pears that I get from my trees in late August. It's also lower in fat and cholesterol than most regular cakes.

• Calories: 455 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 4 egg whites
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ⅔ cup canola oil
• 4 cups peeled, cored and chopped pears

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine the pears and the sugar and let stand for one hour.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 10 inch bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Step 3

Slightly beat the egg whites and combine them with the oil, chopped pecans and pear mixture.

Step 4

Stir the flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in the pear mixture. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan.

Step 5

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.