Pear Gingerbread
Delicious Pear Gingerbread cake made with warm spices and fresh pears.
Equipment
- 9-inch square pan
- small saucepan
- medium mixing bowl
- Small bowl
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter plus additional for the pan
- ½ cup Lyle's Golden Syrup or honey
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
- 2 Bosc pears peeled and cut into ¼-inch slices
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch square or equivalent pan.
- In a small saucepan, melt together the butter, syrup, and brown sugar over low heat. Gently stir to combine as the mixture melts. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and combine with a few strokes of a wooden spoon, taking care not to overmix.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and yogurt. Add the egg mixture to the batter, and gently combine. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
- Lay the pears on top of the batter in a pinwheel shape. Bake until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean when inserted into the cake, 30 to 35 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 245kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.5gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1mg
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