Cinnamon Pear Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CAKE
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup light vegetable oil
1/3 cup apples or 1/3 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons vanilla
FILLING
4 large pears, peeled and thinly sliced (or firm apples)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
icing sugar

Preparation

CAKE: Preheat oven 350\u00b0F
Grease and flour a 10\" tube pane.
Combine first four ingredients.
Beat eggs, oil, juice and vanilla in large bowl.
Add dry ingredients, beating until smooth (batter will be stiff).
FILLING: spread 1/3 batter in prepared pan.
Cover with half of pears (apples. Repeat layers.
Spread remaining 1/3 batter on top.
BAKE in center of 350F oven for 70-75 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
Cool 20 minutes in pan then remove to rack and cool completely.
If desired, dust with icing sugar before serving.