Delta Pear Cake

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons baking soda 
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 3 cups firm-ripe pears diced peeled ()
• 1 cup raisins 
• 0.5 cup salad oil 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 cups sugar 
• 1 cup walnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender
• spatula

Directions

1. In a large bowl with a mixer, beat sugar, eggs, and 1/2 cup oil until well blended, about 2 minutes.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and cloves. Stir in pears, walnuts, and raisins.
3. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and stir just until evenly moistened.
4. Spread batter in an oiled and floured 9- by 13-inch pan.
5. Bake in a 350 oven until top of cake springs back when lightly touched in the center, about 1 hour (about 45 minutes in a convection oven). Cool on a rack.
6. Serve warm or cool; cut into rectangles and lift out with a spatula.