Pear and Walnut Cake
A moist and warmly spiced pear and walnut cake, perfect served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
This recipe is American style, dessert, scaled for 12 servings, with 30 min prep and 55 min cook.
Prep: 30 min · Cook: 55 min · Total: 85 min · Serves: 12
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon.
- Follow all 7 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 12 servings.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 0.75 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 0.25 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups pears (peeled and chopped)
- 1 cup walnuts (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- In a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, beat sugars, oil, eggs, water, and vanilla until smooth.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until combined.
- Fold in chopped pears and walnuts.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 50–55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool slightly before serving. Best served warm.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 340
- Protein: 5 g
- Fat: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.