Chocolate Pear Spice Cake

• 3 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups applesauce
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 (18.5 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
• 1 small Bosc pear, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 (2.6 ounce) bar milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch springform pan.
2. Use an electric mixer to beat the eggs, applesauce, molasses, and butter in a large bowl. Beat in the cake mix along with the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and orange peel. Mix on medium speed for 4 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan. Top the unbaked cake with pear slices; sprinkle evenly with the pecans and chopped chocolate.
3. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes. Cool for 25 minutes before removing from pan.

eggs, applesauce, molasses, butter, yellow cake, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, orange peel, pear, pecans, milk chocolate

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/66708/chocolate-pear-spice-cake/ (may not work)