PEAR AND GINGER CAKE WITH A MAPLE GLAZE FROM NEW ZEALAND

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This recipe has been submitted for play in ZWT8 - Australia/New Zealand. This recipe was found at Wattie's - Food in a Minute website. This cake sounds wonderful, another recipe that I will be trying, but I will be using maple syrup instead of the flavored syrup, I think it will taste much better.

Provided by Baby Kato

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 12

150 g butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, soft
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup milk
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ginger, ground
410 g pears, quartered, drained
2 teaspoons cornflour
1/2 cup maple syrup

Steps:

  • . Preheat oven to 180°C
  • Grease and line the base of a 22cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
  • Cream butter, brown sugar and Maple Syrup until light and fluffy.
  • Gradually add the beaten eggs a small amount at a time to avoid the mixture curdling.
  • Dissolve baking soda in the milk.
  • Sift flour, baking powder and ground ginger into the creamed mixture, alternately with the milk, mixing carefully until combined.
  • Spoon mixture into prepared tin and place the drained pear on top of the cake, placing them cut side down onto the mixture.
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked.
  • Place cake on a cooling rack for 15 minutes, then remove from the cake tin.
  • Brush the warm cake with the glaze. Serve warm with custard, cream or ice cream.
  • To make the glaze mix the cornflour with 1 tablespoon of cold water to form a paste.
  • Place the maple syrup into a saucepan, stir in the cornflour over a medium heat until thickened and boiling. Remove from heat and allow to cool a little before brushing onto the cake.

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