Gingerbread Pear Cake

Gingerbread Pear Cake

www.litchfieldfarmersmarket.org

Indulge in a gingerbread pear cake with warm spices and caramelized pears at Litchfield Farmers' Market. Perfectly spiced and moist, topped with whipped cream or dusted with confectioners' sugar.

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Cooking tools:

  • Spring-form pan
  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Sifter
  • Whisk
  • Hand mixer
  • Wooden spoon
  • Spatula
  • Cutting board
  • Chef's knife
  • Peeler
  • Grater
  • Paring knife
  • Cooling rack
  • Toothpick
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Pastry brush
  • Aluminum foil
  • Pot
  • Kitchen timer
  • Serving platter
  • Kettle

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
  • Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting, optional
  • Whipped cream, optional

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