Ginger pear cake is a fun little cake, like your adorable bubbly friend who sees the good in everything around them.  As a more cynical creature, I can appreciate the genuine creature who really does live life with their glass half full.  This cake would be something they would ooh and aahh over.  So grab a pear, some ginger, and flour (among a few other choice cake ingredients) and make the cake that says “I sure am glad I know you” 

 

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 stick unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

1 cup sugar

1/2 T ginger 

1/3 cup buttermilk

2 large eggs, room temp

1 tsp vanilla

1 large Bosch pear, peeled and chopped into small chunks

1 tsp ginger sugar or regular sugar for sprinkling

 

Preheat oven to 350, grease and line a 9 inch loaf pan with parchment paper and cooking spray/butter

In your stand mixer, add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and combine slightly. 

In a small bowl whisk butter, sugar, ginger, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla.  Mix into flour mixture until combined over medium speed, careful not to overmix.  Fold in pears and pour batter into prepared loaf pan.  

Place loaf pan on a baking sheet and sprinkle top with sugar.  Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  May need to add foil to top of cake last 20 minutes if starting to brown quickly. 

Keep wrapped tightly at room temp for 3 days.  Loaf can be frozen for up to 3 months. 

 

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