I haven’t tried this one yet, but it really looks good. From Great American Home Cooking (Collector’s Edition 1998)
Ingredients: [‘pears’, ‘sugar’, ‘pecans’, ‘flour’, ‘baking soda’, ‘salt’, ‘vegetable oil’, ‘vanilla extract’, ‘eggs’, ‘confectioners%27 sugar’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“6 small pears, peeled, cored and chopped “,”2 cups sugar”,”1 cup pecans, chopped “,”3 cups flour”,”2 teaspoons baking soda”,”1/2 teaspoon salt”,”1 cup vegetable oil”,”1 teaspoon vanilla extract”,”2 eggs, well-beaten “,” confectionersu0027 sugar, for dusting “]
Number of Servings: 12
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.”]