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Pear N Ginger Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Brianna / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago This delicious buttery pear & ginger cake is wonderful served warm with icecream or just a cup of coffee Prep:25m Cook:35m Servings:6	Brianna
	pears ginger buttery

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Ingredients

1 cup butter - softened & divided

3/4 cup super-fine sugar

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour - sifted

3 tsp ground ginger

3 eggs - beaten

1 lb pears - peeled, cored & thinly sliced

1 Tblspn brown sugar

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

Lightly grease & line the base of a deep 8 inch cake pan

With an electric mixer, beat 3/4 cup of the butter & sugar until creamy

Beat in eggs

Beat in flour & ginger

Beat on medium until batter is smooth

Spoon into prepared cake pan, leveling the surface

Arrange pear slices in a spiral over the top of the batter

Sprinkle with brown sugar & dot with remaining 1/4 cup butter

Bake 35 - 40 mins until cake is golden & springy to the touch & a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean

Cool on wire rack for 10 mins & then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely

Serve with icecream or whipped cream

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Comments

rosemaryblue 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Oh, this just sounds wonderful! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing. :)

chefelaine 1 year, 1 month ago said:
GREAT recipe, Brianna! FIVE! :+D

mystic_river1 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Oh yes! WONDERFUL!
^5 girlfriend.
jm =^..^=

juels 1 year, 1 month ago said:
We have a pear tree in the yard, so I always look for new pear recipes. Never tried adding ginger to pears yet, sounds like a good combination.

elgab89 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Easy and delicious!

trackwidow 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Oh this sounds heavenly! I love all of the flavors in it!

lowcountrycook 4 months ago said:
Your pear and ginger cake sounds wonderful. I can't wait to try this.

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