Old Fashioned Pear Spice Cake

Ingredients

• For the Pear Cake
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup Farm Boy™ Canola Cooking Oil
• ½ cup Farm Boy™ Organic Plain Greek Yogurt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp Farm Boy™ Ground Cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger or allspice
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 cups Farm Boy™ All Purpose Flour (2.5 KG)
• 4 Farm Boy™ Large Omega 3 Eggs
• 3 medium ripe pears cut into ½” pieces
• ¼ cup Farm Boy™ Pumpkin Seeds, toasted plus more for garnish
• ½ cup chopped toasted pecans
• For the Cream Cheese Glaze
• 1 cup icing sugar sifted
• 1 pack (250 g) Farm Boy™ Cream Cheese Spread
• 4 Tbsp Farm Boy™ Organic Whole Milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. For the cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a Bundt pan or a tall 9” round pan.
2. In large mixer bowl, combine sugar, Farm Boy™ Canola Cooking Oil, Farm Boy™ Organic Plain Greek Yogurt, baking powder, baking soda, Farm Boy™ Ground Cinnamon, ground ginger (or allspice), and salt. Beat for 3 minutes.
3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
4. Add Farm Boy™ All Purpose Flour and mix just until batter is evenly combined.
5. Fold in pears, Farm Boy™ Pumpkin Seeds, and pecans, mixing gently but thoroughly.
6. Pour into pan and bake for 40-42 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
7. For the glaze: While cake cools, make the glaze. In mixer bowl or food processor, combine icing sugar, Farm Boy™ Cream Cheese Spread, Farm Boy™ Organic Whole Milk, and vanilla. Mix until smooth. (Glaze will have a soft consistency.)
8. Spread glaze on top of cooled cake. Decorate with chopped pecans and enjoy.