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a spiced pear bundt cake dusted with powdered sugar with pear slices on top arranged in a wide horizontal shot on a cake stand, cinnamon sticks and pears nearby, warm natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Spiced Pear Cake

A gentle spice cake topped with sweet juicy pears and finished with a light sprinkling of sugar.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp ground ginger
  • 0.75 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 pears peeled and diced

Method
 

  1. Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and ginger together.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the eggs.
  3. Fold in the dry ingredients until just combined.
  4. Gently stir in the diced pears.
  5. Pour into a greased bundt pan and bake at 350F for about 40 minutes.
  6. Cool, then dust with powdered sugar.

Notes

Use ripe but firm pears so they hold their shape in the cake.