Pear Cake With Lemon Honey Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted by Amirah

                                         


Today I'm going to share with you this amazing pear cake with lemon- honey cream cheese frosting. My big sister made this cake so many times, and it always turned out delicious. That's why I wanted to share this recipe with you, so you can experience the deliciousness of this cake.



Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1/3 cup whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups coarsely grated peeled bosc pear

The Frosting

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temp
1/2 cup butter, at room temp
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
3/4 cup honey

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2
Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans with 1 1/2 inch high sides.
3
Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices in large bowl.
4
Make well in center of flour mixture.
5
Add oil, eggs, milk and vanilla; Whisk just until evenly moistened.
6
Fold in pears and nuts and divide between pans; Bake cakes for about 45 minutes.
7
Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon peel in large bowl until fluffy.
8
Add honey and beat until smooth.
9
If frosting is very soft, chill until firm enough to spread.
10
Place 1 cake layer, flat side up on a platter.
11
Spread 1 cup frosting on cake.
12
Top with second layer with flat side down.
13
Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
14
enjoy your cake.

This is the picture that my sister took of the cake. Sorry its so small, she was too busy stuffing her face that she forgot to take a picture until it was almost finished. lol.


I got this recipe from www.food.com