Apple-Pear Spice Cake

This tasty cake can be left plain or topped with streusel for a morning treat or dressed up with frosting to make a lovely dessert.  

1 c. Zocalo Lima Bean Flour

2 c. brown rice flour

1 c. sugar

1 c. brown sugar

3 eggs, beaten

1 c. canola oil

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking soda

2 c. peeled and chopped pears

2 c. peeled and chopped apples

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 tsp. xanthan gum

If apples and pears are not both available, use one or the other and the cake will still turn out wonderfully!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  In a bowl combine rice and lima bean flours, baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum.  In a separate bowl beat eggs, combine with oil, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.  Add the dry mixture to the liquid mixture and thoroughly combine.  Stir in apples and pears.  Transfer batter to a lightly greased 9 x 13 pan.  Bake for 35-40 minutes. 

Recipe developed by in-house baker, Heather Curtis