Ingredients:

4 cups peeled, cored and chopped pears

2 cups white sugar

3 cups sifted flour

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

2 eggs

2/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup chopped pecans

2 tbsp butter (room temp) (glaze)

2 1/2 cup. powdered sugar (glaze)

1/2 tsp. vanilla (glaze)

2 tbsp maple syrup (glaze)

4-8 tbsp milk (glaze)

Directions:

1. Combine pears and sugar and let stand for 1 hour.

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

3. Slightly beat the eggs and combine with oil, chopped pecans and pear mixture. Stir flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in the pear mixture. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.

4. Bake for 70 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

5. Maple Glaze. Blend well. Consistency should be medium (not too thick nor thin). Pour over cake.

Bon Appetit!