Spiced Pear Cake

25m
Prep Time
40m
Cook Time
1h 5m
Ready In

Recipe: #16060

November 21, 2014



"From Recipe+ 2011 - a budget dessert, estimated cost per serve AUS90cents"

Original is 10 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (117.9 g)
  • Calories 381
  • Total Fat - 21.6 g
  • Saturated Fat - 13.3 g
  • Cholesterol - 95.4 mg
  • Sodium - 321.8 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 45.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
  • Sugars - 30.5 g
  • Protein - 3.5 g
  • Calcium - 22.2 mg
  • Iron - 0.6 mg
  • Vitamin C - 1.7 mg
  • Thiamin - 0 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).

Step 2

Grease and line a 30cm x 20cm (base measurement) slice pan with baking paper, extending paper at long sides for handles.

Step 3

Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a small bowl until pale and creamed and then beat in eggs, one by one, until combined.

Step 4

Stir in golden syrup (can use honey), then transfer mixture to a large bowl and sift flour, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice over butter mixture and add 1/4 cup hot water, stirring until just combined and then spread mixture into prepared pan, smooth surface.

Step 5

Peel, core and quarter pears and slice thinly and then arrange pear, overlapping slightly, over cake mixture in pan and then bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.

Step 6

Remove cake from oven, then stand in pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 7

Dust with icing sugar and serve with custard.

Tips


  • Baking Paper

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