THE PEAR CAKE!

This is the reason I love fall. And the reason my pants are too tight. 8) I made one of these tonight and Rachel, Paul, and I ate half of it. WHOA. It is that good. Took some over to the neighbors and she ate it with her hands because she couldn't wait for a fork. That's right. It is that good. Also note that I don't have a picture of a whole one... like it would last long enough for that. Try it for yourself!

3 cups pears- we use ugly ones from my parents pear trees.
1 tbsp sugar
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3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cup oil
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3 cups flour
tsp salt
tsp baking soda
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1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
2 tsp vanilla- I don't measure this, but you're welcome to 8) More is better than less!

Peel and chop the pears. Toss in a bowl with the sugar. Refrigerate until you're ready to add them into the recipe later.

In a large bowl, or your mixer's bowl, mix eggs, sugar, and oil. Beat until blended.

In a seperate bowl mix flour salt and soda. This is to be sure that you don't end up with any salty soada lumps in the cake- yuck. Add flour mixture to egg mixture. Beat together well. Fold in the pears, pecans and vanilla.

Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour 15 minutes.

Now for THE GOOD STUFF. Glaze-
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick of butter. That's right.
1/4 cup evaporated milk

Stir in sauce pan, bring to boil. Stir constantly until sugar disolves- this will be +- 2 minutes.

Pour the glaze over the cake while both are still warm. This will give you optimal soakage 8) You'll need to scoop the glaze up as it slides down the cake. Do this until the glaze starts to cool and doesn't run anymore.

Better have a gallon of milk to go with this. Or some really tasty coffee!