Recipe

Pear - Crowned Ginger Cake Recipe

	Jo_jo_ba / All my dishes 5 months, 2 weeks ago Adapted heavily from Gourmet June 2009, a fresh-ginger spiked cake batter is topped with a starburst of ripe pear slices. No butter in this recipe - cream cheese provides a luxurious body instead. Prep:15m Cook:25m Servings:10	Jo_jo_ba
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Ingredients

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

2 oz cream cheese, softened

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp grated fresh ginger

1 egg

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 large, ripe pear, peeled and sliced

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a 9-inch pan (I like a springform for unmoulding's sake.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside.

Beat cream cheese and brown sugar until fluffy.

Add anilla, ginger and egg, beating well.

Mix flour mixture alternating with buttermilk into the creamed blend.

Pour into cake pan.

Arrange pear slices on top.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes.

Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove the sides of the sringform and move to a wire rack to cool completely.

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jo_jo_ba 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 145.5
Total Fat: 2.8 g
Cholesterol: 28.0 mg
Sodium: 42.0 mg
Total Carbs: 27.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
Protein: 2.8 g