Ann's Cranberry-pear Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 cups peeled and coarsely chopped pears (or apples)
• 1 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 let the butter and eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. in a small mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl beat butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. gradually add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time; beating on medium to high speed for 6 minutes total.
• 4 add vanilla then eggs, one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition and scraping the bowl often.
• 5 beat in milk. gradually add flour mixture.
• 6 fold in pears and cranberries.
• 7 spoon batter into a greased and floured 13x9x2" baking pan evenly.
• 8 bake for 40-45 minutes.