Hello Nancy!
This is pear season and I thought I would send in my cake recipe. I usually make it Christmas, the family likes it very much.

Pear Preserves Cake

1 cup Butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour, divided
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup raisins
1 cup pear preserves
Sifted powdered sugar

Cream butter; gradually add sugar. beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine 2 cups flour, soda, salt, and spices, add to cream mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition, stir in vanilla.

Dredge pecans and raisins in remaining 1/2 cup flour. Stir pecan mixture and pear preserves into batter. Pour into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired .
Yeild: 15 servings.
Louise in AL

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