You don’t need any fancy equipment to make this beautiful sheet cake (and you don’t need to remember to soften your butter ...

Vegetable oil cooking spray. 1 large firm ripe pear, preferably Bosc, peeled and cut into 3/4 -inch dice. 1 large tart green apple, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch dice ...

The cake uses considerably less flour than one might expect - just ½ cup of cake flour - so its texture is a little bit ...

Invert the cake directly onto the wire rack and let cool completely. 9. Lightly dust with powdered sugar, if using, and serve with fresh berries and whipped cream.

Recipes for this dessert involve placing the filled cake pan in the oven, and then setting the temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. The cake needs well over an hour to slowly bake.

Don’t over-mix the cake batter Over-mixing of cake batter leads to loss of air along with the flour developing gluten which eventually results in a dense and tough cake. 6.

Bake cake 45 minutes for 9-by-13 pan or 38 minutes for two 8-inch round pans. A toothpick or paring knife inserted into center should come out clean, or with just a few wet crumbs clinging to it.