Recipes - Pear and Ginger Butter Cake Recipe

Cake Ingredients

200 g/ 7 oz/ 14 tbsp of unsalted butter, softened

175 g/ 6 oz of caster (superfine) sugar

175 g/ 6 oz of self-raising flour, sifted

3 tsp of ginger

3 eggs, beaten

450 g/ 1 lb of dessert (eating) pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced

1 tbsp of soft brown sugar

Lightly grease and line the base of a deep 20.5 cm/ 8 inch cake tin (pan).
Using a whisk, combine 175 g/ 6 oz of the butter with the sugar, flour, ginger and eggs and mix to form a smooth consistency.
Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared tin (pan), leveling the surface.
Arrange the pear slices over the cake mixture. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and dot with the remaining butter.
Bake in a preheated oven, at 180°C/ 350°F/ Gas Mark 4, for 35-40 minutes or until the cake is golden and feels springy to the touch.
Serve the pear and ginger cake warm, with ice cream or cream, if you wish.

Soft, brown sugar is often known as Barbados sugar. It is a darker light brown soft sugar.
To test whether the cake is cooked through, insert a fine metal skewer into the centre of the cake.
If the skewer coaxes out clean the cake is cooked through.

	Pear and Ginger Butter Cake Recipe

	Cake Ingredients 200 g/ 7 oz/ 14 tbsp of unsalted butter, softened 175 g/ 6 oz of caster (superfine) sugar 175 g/ 6 oz of self-raising flour, sifted 3 tsp of ginger 3 eggs, beaten 450 g/ 1 lb of dessert (eating) pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced 1 tbsp of soft brown sugar Method Lightly grease and line the base of a deep 20.5 cm/ 8 inch cake tin (pan). Using a whisk, combine 175 g/ 6 oz of the butter with the sugar, flour, ginger and eggs and mix to form a smooth consistency. Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared tin (pan), leveling the surface. Arrange the pear slices over the cake mixture. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and dot with the remaining butter. Bake in a preheated oven, at 180°C/ 350°F/ Gas Mark 4, for 35-40 minutes or until the cake is golden and feels springy to the touch. Serve the pear and ginger cake warm, with ice cream or cream, if you wish. Baking Guide Soft, brown sugar is often known as Barbados sugar. It is a darker light brown soft sugar. To test whether the cake is cooked through, insert a fine metal skewer into the centre of the cake. If the skewer coaxes out clean the cake is cooked through.

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