Brown Sugar Bundt Cake

Yum! This is a moist, tender cake with chunks of pear and sweet little morsels of prune. Honestly I hesitated on the prunes, not that I don't like them, I do, but I just thought the pear/brown sugar/hazelnut flavors would be enough to carry this cake. I am so glad I decided to throw then in! The addition reminded me of a delicious, homey dessert I had in France. The options for this cake are limitless - Dorie suggests apples with raisins or currents. I think dried apricots or tart cherries would also be great. I am sure the ground hazelnuts added to the moisture in this cake, I did not get much hazelnut flavor however.