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  • Pear Cake with Ginger Cream

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    Pear Cake with Ginger Cream
    Cook time:
    Servings: 10-12
    by Stephanie Bower
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1/2 tsp baking powder
    • 3/4 tsp ground ginger
    • 1/4 tsp salt
    • 7 Tbsp unsalted butter, 6 Tbsp softened, 1 Tbsp melted
    • 2/3 cup plus 2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • 1 (15 oz) can pear halves, drained and cut into 1/4 inch slices
    • 1 Tbsp powdered sugar

    Directions

    1. Adjust oven rack to the middle and heat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Whisk flour, baking powder, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, and salt together in a medium bowl.
    3. Beat 6 Tbsp butter and 2/3 cup brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy,
    4. Beat in the eggs until incorporated.Beat in fresh ginger and 1/4 cup of the heavy cream.
    5. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients in two batches.
    6. Pour batter into a greased 9 inch cake pan.
    7. Arrange pear slices in a fan shpe on the batter and press in slightly.
    8. Scatter the remaining 2 Tbsp of brown sugar on the pears and drizzle with the melted butter.
    9. Bake ~35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
    10. Cool for 10 minutes and then invert on a wire rack to finish cooling.
    11. When ready to serve, whip remaining 3/4 cup cream, powdered sugar and remaining 1/4 tsp ground ginger to form soft peaks.
    12. Slice and serve cake with whipped cream.

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