Chocolate Pear Spice Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups applesauce
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 (18.5 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
• 1 small bosc pear, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 (2.6 ounce) bar milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 10 inch springform pan.
• use an electric mixer to beat the eggs, applesauce, molasses, and butter in a large bowl. beat in the cake mix along with the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and orange peel. mix on medium speed for 4 minutes. pour batter into prepared pan. top the unbaked cake with pear slices; sprinkle evenly with the pecans and chopped chocolate.
• bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes. cool for 25 minutes before removing from pan.