Ingredients:
1 cup olive oil
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup regular flour
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp baking soda
3 cups cored and peeled and cubed pears
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 160°C.
2. Grease and lightly dust a 22 cm spring-form cake tin with flour.
3. Combine olive oil, sugar and eggs in a bowl and whisk with an electric mixer until thick and pale.
4. Sift flour and spices into a large bowl, pour in wet ingredients and mix well to combine.
5. Stir in cubes of pear.
6. Pour mixture into prepared cake tin, taking care to evenly distribute the fruit.
7. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out a little moist but clean.
8. Let cake cool and then dust with powdered sugar.