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["Begin by preheating the oven to 350Fu00b0 and greasing a 6"" round cake pan with butter.", "First, peel the pear, slice in half and core it with a melon baller. Cut each pear half into 6 equal sized pieces. Add the pears, butter, brown sugar and lemon juice to a small skillet. Turn on the heat to medium-high and cook until a bubbling syrup forms around the pears, about 3-4 minutes. Immediately pour the pears into the bottom of the cake pan. Let cool before trying to arrange them in a circle. Once they are cooled, and before you spread on the gingerbread batter, make sure to arrange them in a nice circle pattern.", "Now make the gingerbread:", "In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt and baking soda.", "In a medium bowl, whisk together the canola oil, applesauce and brown sugar. Whisk this mixture very well to dissolve the brown sugar. Add the molasses and whisk to combine. Switch to a spatula and fold in the flour mixture in three increments. The batter will seem stiff compared to most gingerbread recipes.", "Spread the batter over the pears as best you can-some of the melted butter will rise up the sides of the batter.", "Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cake sit on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.", "Serve warm with cinnamon flavored whipped cream."]
