Gingerbread Pear Cake - Litchfield Farmers' Market

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pans
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ⅔ cup packed dark-brown sugar
• 1 cup unsulfured molasses
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
• 1 large Bosc pear, peeled, cored and diced
• 1 additional Bosc pear