gingerbread pear cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Michelle Bates-Phipps
Kalamazoo, MI

I was given some pears and didn't know what to do with them so went on a search for recipes. I found a recipe titled "Dark Gingerbread Pear Cake" on a blog www.sassyradish.com . Of course I had to make some substitutions and alterations to make it my own but the basic recipe is still the same. It made the house smell heavenly!

(2 ratings)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 35 Min

Ingredients For gingerbread pear cake

  • DRY INGREDINTS TO MIX TOGETHER
  • 1 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/8 tsp
    all spice
  • WET INGREDINTS TO PUT INTO MIXER
  • 1/2 c
    dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 c
    dark molasses
  • 1/4 c
    corn syrup, light
  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • MELT TOGETHER
  • 1 stick
    butter
  • 1/4 c
    water
  • FRUIT
  • 2
    pears, chopped
  • 1/4 c
    ginger, grated

How To Make gingerbread pear cake

  • 1
    clean, core and chop pears. You can peel them first if you like. Set aside
  • 2
    peel and grate ginger. Ginger peels very easily with the back of a spoon. Be careful grating because it is very fibrous. Set aside
  • 3
    mix dry ingredients together in a small bowl. Set aside
  • 4
    mix wet ingredients in stand mixer one at a time. It is best if your eggs are room temperature.
  • 5
    melt together butter and water in sauce pan.
  • 6
    mix dry and wet mixtures together on low speed a little at a time until blended.
  • 7
    add butter with water and ginger. Mix until just blended
  • 8
    butter and flour a 8 x 8 pan. pour cake mixture in. put pears on top. Do not mix in!
  • 9
    bake in 350 oven for approx 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

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