Fresh Ginger and Pear Cake

Name: Fresh Ginger and Pear Cake
Prep time: 13 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Unsalted butter ½ cup; Granulated sugar 1 cup; Large eggs 3; Baking powder 1 tsp; Salt ¼ tsp; Fresh ginger 3 tbsp; Ground cardamom ¾ tsp; All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups; Greek yogurt ½ cup; Pears 2-3; Powdered sugar 1 tbsp

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58m
Serves 8
Easy
350 °F
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Ingredients

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	½ cup Unsalted butter 1 stick, at room temperature
	1 cup Granulated sugar
	3 Large eggs at room temperature
	1 tsp Baking powder
	¼ tsp Salt
	3 tbsp Fresh ginger grated, about 3-inch piece
	¾ tsp Ground cardamom
	1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
	½ cup Greek yogurt at room temperature
	2-3 Pears ripe, sliced
	1 tbsp Powdered sugar

Nutritional information

348

Calories

13.9g

Fat

52.5g

Carbohydrate

5.9g

Protein

101mg

Cholesterol

106mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Fresh Ginger and Pear Cake recipe

This buttery Fresh Ginger and Pear Cake is tender and flavorful. It uses a hefty amount of fresh ginger and is laced with a subtle cardamom flavor throughout. Greek yogurt adds richness and plenty of moisture to this warmly spiced breakfast cake. Topped with fresh pear slices, this cake is sure to impress. Serve this homey cake warm or at room temperature with a cup of coffee or tea.

Use a handheld mixer or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment to cream together butter and sugar. Add the eggs, whisking until smooth. Now add the baking powder, grated ginger, ground cardamom, and a pinch of salt. Finally, add the flour and Greek yogurt, and your batter is ready. Transfer the batter to a round baking pan (I used a springform pan) and arrange the pear slices on top. Bake the cake until the pears are golden and tender, and a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar and serve.

To make the Fresh Ginger and Pear Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for Fresh Ginger and Pear Cake

Steps to make Fresh Ginger and Pear Cake

1

Heat oven and prepare baking pan

Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Butter an 8-inch round baking pan, and set aside.
2

Cream together butter and sugar

5

In a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, cream ½ cup butter and 1 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
3

Add eggs

2

Add 3 large eggs, one at a time, whisking until smooth.
4

Add baking powder, salt, ginger and cardamom

1

Add 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons fresh grated ginger, and ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom, and mix briefly to combine.
5

Add flour and Greek yogurt

2

Add 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, alternating with ½ cup Greek yogurt, and mix to combine. Give the batter a final stir by hand to make sure everything is evenly combined.
6

Transfer batter to loaf pan

1

Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top.
7

Arrange pears on top

2

Arrange the pear slices in closely fitting concentric circles on top of the cake, pushing them into the batter very slightly.
8

Bake

45

Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean and the pears are golden and tender, about 40-45 minutes.
9

Cool

Let the cake cool for about 10 minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack.
10

Serve

Dust the cake with powdered sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

This simple yet elegant Fresh Ginger and Pear Cake is pure comfort with a hefty amount of fresh ginger, cardamom flavor, and fresh pear slices on top. So simple, so delicious. Made this recipe? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.