Pear Spice Cake

This is a basic agave-sweetened spice cake, with a layer of pears on the bottom, top, and sides.  It's simple but pretty.

The Ingredients:
1 1/2 c flour
1 t cinnamon
1 t baking powder
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2/3 c almond milk
2/3 c agave nectar
1/3 c oil
2 t vanilla
2 pears, thinly sliced


The Process:

1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Arrange 1/2 the pears on the bottom and sides of a lightly oiled 9" springform pan.
3. Whisk together wet and dry ingredients in separate bowls, then pour wet into dry and whisk until combined.
4. Pour cake batter over pears, and arrange remaining pears on top.
5. Bake until cooked through, about 45 minutes.

Update: you may want to put a cookie sheet or piece of foil on the rack beneath the cake while baking, as a small amount of juice from the pears may leak out during cooking.