2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon allspice
4 large eggs
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
1 cup plain yogurt
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 bosc pears, peeled, cored, and diced
1 cup chopped walnuts
½ cup golden raisins
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick baking spray.
In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ground cloves and allspice. Set aside.
In a second medium-large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the yogurt, and whisk to combine.
Add half the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold until homogeneous. Add half the vegetable oil and fold to combine. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients and oil.
Fold in the pear pieces, walnuts and raisins.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool at least 10 minutes before serving.