Chocolate Torte

Ingredients

• 1 Package Devil's Food cake with pudding
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 can (16oz) pears in syrup, drained
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup macadamia nuts (optional)
• 2 tsp water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 9-10" spring form pan.
2. Cook filling ingredients in sauce pan and cook, stirring until smooth.
3. Combine cake mix, oil and cinnamon. Blend on low speed until crumbly. (mixture is dry)
4. Blend pears until smooth.
5. Combine 2 1/2 cups of cake mix with pureed pears and eggs. Beat at low speed until moistened.
6. Beat 2 minutes at medium.
7. Spread batter evenly in pan. Drop filling by spoonfuls on batter.
8. Stir nuts and water into remaining cake mix and sprinkle over filling.
9. Bake 45-50mins or until top of center of cake springs back up.
10. Cook in pan 10 min. Heat sauce ingredients.