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Gingerbread Pear Loaf Cake


Ingredients
  • 1 cup(s) sugar, plus more for sprinkling
  • 1 stick(s) unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for brushing
  • 1/3 cup(s) buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoon(s) buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
  • 1 large ripe pear, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon(s) minced crystallized ginger, plus more for sprinkling

Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and butter a 9- by 4 1/2-inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk the cup of sugar with the butter, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla. Using a wooden spoon, mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, then fold in the pears and ginger.
  3. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with sugar and crystallized ginger and bake in the center of the oven for about 1 hour until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean; loosely cover the top with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning.
  4. Transfer the cake to a wire rack and let cool completely in the pan. Invert the cake onto a plate and invert again. Slice the cake and serve. 
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