PEAR PUDDING CAKE

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This cake recipe was given to me when I was cooking for the High School in Stayton, Ore. The original recipe served 96 portions and was baked into two 18" x 26" x 2" pans. I thought it was so good that I sized it down to a 9 x 13 pan and cut it 4 x 6 and it serves 24 portions. I'm going to try and put a picture of the original...

Provided by Leila Rockwell

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 c canned pears chopped
2 c sugar
2/3 c shortening ( i added a tablespoon of oil)
3 eggs
3 c sifted flour
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2-3/4 tsp alllspice
1/2 - 3/4 tsp cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
BUTTER SAUCE
7/8 c sugar (almost 1 cup )
3/4 c butter
1/2 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
blend all ingredients. cook on medium heat about 5 min. remove and add vanilla. spoon over each serving of cake.

Steps:

  • 1. Turn oven on 350* Cream sugar and shortening with the 1 tablespoon of oil. Add eggs, mix until smooth. The dough will be thick, but will thin out when you add the pears.
  • 2. In a medium bowl combine the flour, soda, salt, allspice, cloves and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture and blend well. Fold in pears.
  • 3. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake at 350* for 25-35 min or until done. Cool:

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