Pear Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. coconut
1 c. chopped dates
3 c. raw or canned pears, drained and chopped
1 c. pecans, chopped

Preparation

Cream together sugar and oil.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition; set aside.
Sift flour with cinnamon, salt and soda, then add to creamed mixture.
Add vanilla and nuts, coconut, dates and pears.
Stir by hand.
Batter will be thick. Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until done.
Cool on rack until cake shrinks from sides of pan.
Remove from pan to complete cooling.