Best 7 Spiced Rum And Pear Cake Recipes

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Preparing a delectable "spiced rum and pear cake" is a rewarding experience that promises a symphony of flavors. This moist and flavorful cake boasts a tender crumb infused with the warmth of aromatic spices and the sweetness of ripe pears, complemented perfectly by a hint of spiced rum. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a culinary novice, allow me to guide you through the process of creating this indulgent treat. In this comprehensive guide, we'll embark on a journey to discover the best recipe for "spiced rum and pear cake", taking into account various aspects such as ingredient quality, baking techniques, and presentation.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SPICED RUM AND PEAR CAKE



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The flavors in this cake really make it stand out as a special-occasion dessert. With raisins, fresh sweet pear chunks, rich spices, crunchy walnuts and rum, it's a fine finale for your holiday spread. If you don't cook with alcohol, try substituting apple juice for the rum-it will still be delicious! -Julie Peterson, Crofton, Maryland

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 20 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup spiced rum
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
4 large pears (about 2 pounds), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup golden raisins
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons rum

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a small heavy saucepan, heat rum over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat; cool., Beat sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla and cooled rum until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Sift together the next 5 ingredients; gradually beat into rum mixture. Stir in pears, walnuts and raisins. Transfer batter to a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack. , For glaze, mix confectioners' sugar and rum; spread over cake. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 337 calories, Fat 13g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 28mg cholesterol, Sodium 179mg sodium, Carbohydrate 52g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

RUM SPICE CAKE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h21m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 25

1/2 pound unsalted butter
1/2 pound light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon lime zest
6 eggs
6 ounces bread crumbs
6 ounces flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup with rum
1 pint Port
4 cups mixed marinated fruit, recipe follows, squeezed
1 pound black raisins
1 pound golden raisins
1 pound prunes, cut in quarters or eighths, depending on size.
4 cinnamon sticks
2 vanilla beans, split
5 ounces Jamaican White rum
5 ounces Jamaican Spiced Rum
5 ounces Port wine

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla, lime juice, and lime zest. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and incorporate well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the bread crumbs, flour, all the spices, baking powder, and salt.
  • In another bowl, combine rum and port. Add flour mixture alternately with rum/port mixture into the batter.
  • Prepare a 9-inch cake or spring form pan by lining bottom and sides with parchment paper. Fill the pan 3/4 of the way and bake until a skewer comes out of the center of the cake clean, about an 1 hour and 10 minutes.
  • Put raisins, prunes, cinnamon sticks, and vanilla beans in a glass jar and cover with mixture of equal parts Jamaican white rum, Jamaican spiced rum, and Port. Cover with a tight fitting lid, label, and date the jar. Put in a cool, dry cupboard. From time to time, check the fruits to see if more liquor is needed, as the fruits will plump and soak up the liquid. Keep the fruit covered in liquor. It is best to allow the fruit to marinated for at least a month for best flavor.

MOM'S SPICED PEAR BREAD



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This spiced pear bread has been a family recipe for over 30 years! Just like mom use to make! This bread is great slightly warmed with butter for breakfast or anytime!

Provided by Char and Gary

Time 1h20m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons allspice
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
2 cups peeled, cored, and chopped pears
1 ¾ cups dark brown sugar
1 cup golden raisins
¾ cup vegetable oil
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup apple cider
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 8x5x3-inch loaf pans.
  • Combine flour, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
  • Combine pears, brown sugar, raisins, vegetable oil, white sugar, apple cider, eggs, and vanilla in a separate bowl; blend well. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Pour batter evenly into the prepared loaf pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, 65 to 70 minutes. Cool in the loaf pans before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.6 calories, Carbohydrate 48 g, Cholesterol 27.9 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 203.6 mg, Sugar 30.2 g

RUM POACHED PEARS RECIPE BY TASTY



Rum Poached Pears Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: pears, water, sugar, rum, vanilla extract, vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate

Provided by Tasty

Categories     Desserts

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 pears, slightly firm
5 cups water
2 cups sugar
¾ cup rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
vanilla ice cream, to taste
⅓ cup dark chocolate, melted

Steps:

  • Peel the pears and cut the bottoms out, but leave the stems intact.
  • Mix the water, sugar, rum, and vanilla in a large pot. Set to medium heat.
  • Add the pears. Cover with a lid and simmer for about 40 minutes, turning occasionally. Cook until soft and golden (this can take less time depending on the ripeness of your pears.
  • Scoop out the pears and place upright on a dish. At this point you can cook the liquid longer until it becomes a syrup, or ladle a small amount directly onto the pears right away.
  • Add optional ice cream.
  • Melt some dark chocolate and spoon it onto the pear or your favorite toppings like nuts!
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 356 calories, Carbohydrate 67 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 1 gram, Sugar 60 grams

PEAR GINGER CAKE WITH BUTTERED RUM SAUCE



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From a Galveston-area church cookbook, this is a delicious and spicy cake - perfect for autumn or anytime!

Provided by loof751

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 16-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter
1 (29 ounce) can pears in heavy syrup
1 (18 ounce) package spice cake mix
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup rum

Steps:

  • Drain pears and reserve 1/3 cup of the syrup. Cut each pear half into 4 pieces.
  • Mix brown sugar and 6 tablespoons melted butter and spread in the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking pan. Arrange pear pieces, rounded side up, in rows on top of sugar mixture.
  • Mix together cake mix, buttermilk, reserved pear syrup, oil, eggs, ginger, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Mix 1 minute on low speed. Scrape sides of bowl, then mix at medium speed for 3 minutes.
  • Pour batter over pears in pan. Bake ar 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
  • While cake is baking, boil together 1/2 cup butter, sugar, and water for 1 minute. Add rum. Cool.
  • Frost cooled cake with cooled icing.

SPICED PEAR CAKE



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From Family Circle magazine. I usually never make things from canned ingredients, but I had baked a few scratch cakes and at the last minute I wanted to make sure I had enough desserts. Very easy and surprisingly good.

Provided by chia2160

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

cooking spray
1 (15 ounce) can bartlett pears
1 (18 ounce) box spice cake mix
3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup water
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
icing sugar, for dusting

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray.
  • Drain pears; pat dry; cut into small chunks.
  • Mix cake mix with the eggs, oil, water, ginger and salt.
  • Mix in nuts and pears.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan; bake for 40 minutes.
  • Remove to wire rack and cool.
  • When cool sift icing sugar over the top.

CRANBERRY PEAR CAKE



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If you want a change-of-pace cake that's full of fall flavors, try this pairing of cranberries and pears. The nutty filling and glaze topping elevate it from a coffee cake to a special dessert. -Jeanne Holt, Mendota Heights, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h25m

Yield 12-14 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup chopped dried cranberries
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
BATTER:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
2 cups chopped peeled ripe pears
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
5 teaspoons 2% milk
4-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, pecans, cranberries and apple pie spice; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream just until combined. Fold in pears. , Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with half of the pecan mixture; top with remaining batter and pecan mixture. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , In a small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400 calories, Fat 17g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 340mg sodium, Carbohydrate 60g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

Tips:

  • Use ripe pears: The riper the pears, the sweeter and more flavorful the cake will be.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing can make the cake tough.
  • Use a bundt pan: A bundt pan will give the cake a beautiful shape and allow for even baking.
  • Let the cake cool completely before glazing: This will help the glaze to set properly.
  • Serve the cake with whipped cream or ice cream: This will add a delicious and creamy touch.

Conclusion:

This spiced rum and pear cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The cake is moist and flavorful, with a beautiful golden crust. The spiced rum glaze adds a touch of sweetness and spice that perfectly complements the pears. This cake is sure to be a hit with your friends and family!

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