Spiced Pear Cake Recipe

Name: Spiced Pear Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, at room temperature; 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 None large eggs; 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 2 None medium pears, peeled, quartered, cored, sliced thinly; None None powdered sugar, to dust; None None vanilla custard or heavy cream, to serve

Servings: persons

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 None large eggs
1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 None medium pears, peeled, quartered, cored, sliced thinly
None None powdered sugar, to dust
None None vanilla custard or heavy cream, to serve

1
Preheat oven to 350u00b0F. Grease and line an 8x12 inch rimmed baking pan with parchment paper, extending paper over long sides for handles.
2
In a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well between additions. Stir in honey. Sift flour, baking soda and spice mix over butter mixture. Add 1/4 cup hot water and stir until just combined. Transfer to prepared pan and smooth surface.
3
Arrange pears, overlapping slightly, over cake batter. Bake for 40-45 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven. Let cake stand in pan for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar.
4
Serve with custard.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup butter, at room temperature, 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar, 2 None large eggs, 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup, and more.

Yes, Spiced Pear Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Spiced Pear Cake

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