Bake Or Break Pear Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans (original recipe uses walnuts)
3/4 cup vegetable oil (original recipe uses softened butter)
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups finely grated finely grated ripe firm pears (original recipe says to use peeled pears, I figure what's a little extra fiber)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0 F (175 C in my house).
Lightly grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or two 9″x 5″loaf pans. I use my silicon fluted tube pan and don't grease or flour.
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
Scoop out about 1/4 cup of this mixture and combine it with nuts to coat.
Stir back into the flour mixture.
In a separate bowl, combine butter, eggs, sugar, pears, and vanilla.
Add the pear mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until flour disappears and batter is evenly moistened. Don't overdo it, you want everything JUST moistened.
Pour batter into prepared pan(s). Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until bread is browned and firm on top. A pick inserted into the center should come out clean.
Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then, remove from pan and place top side up on a plate or wire rack to cool completely.