Pears and cinnamon are a natural combination. Pear Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream is even better.
This is an old-fashioned cake recipe. I started with a recipe for Fruit Cocktail Cake that my mom had. It’s a simple, from-scratch cake that uses basic, pantry ingredients. The original recipe includes a nut topping, but I really wanted cinnamon buttercream frosting to top this pear cake.
Canned pears work really well here. They’re always perfectly ripe and sweet. And because they’re packed in juice there’s no added sugar sneaking in.
Speaking of sugar, I cut the amount of sugar in the original recipe by half. It’s still plenty sweet.
Here’s what you’ll need:
Because all the ingredients are simple, pantry items, this cake is very cost effective to make. The total cost of the ingredients should be under $3. The recipe makes a 9×13 cake, which is 16-20 servings. That means the per serving cost is under $0.20 and probably closer to $0.15/serving. We can afford to make this one!
I used canned pears, but I did cut them into bite-sized pieces before adding them to the batter. The pear juice from the can also gets added to the batter.
The Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting ingredients are just as simple as the cake ingredients. You probably have all of these things in your pantry now.
Pear Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 15 oz. can of pear halves
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. baking soda
Frosting Ingredients
- 4 Tbs. butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1-2 Tbs. milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease 9x13 baking pan.
- Cut pears into bite-sized pieces, reserving the juice.
- In a large bowl, stir eggs and sugar together.
- Add pears and juice, stirring to combine.
- Stir in flour, salt and baking soda.
- Pour into greased pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 23-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool before frosting.
Frosting Instructions
- Place butter in mixing bowl.
- Sift together powdered sugar and cinnamon.
- Add to mixing bowl and beat with vanilla.
- Add milk a tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
- Spread on cooled cake.
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Libby’s®. I have been compensated for my time, however all opinions are my own.
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Pear and cinnamon, a perfect natural combination for making cake. Moreover buttercream!! It’s an added deliciousness to the cake. Love them. Very cost effective and easy to make cake.
The short list of ingredients and directions has me sold! Trying this today! Frosting half for the grown ups and leaving half unfrosted for the little people! Thank you!
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With a spoon or fork, straight from the can!
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I love recipes with simple ingredients. This is going to be made today by me! Thank you.
Actually, this cake is in my oven right now! So easy to prepare. LOVE IT!
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