My mums pear tree is performing well this year! This is a spin-off from my Pear & Apple Upside Down Cake. I always intended addin…more
Ingredients
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360 g gluten-free / plain flour
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1/2 tsp (scant) xanthan gum if using GF flour
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2 tsp baking powder
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2 tsp bicarb of soda / baking soda
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2 tsp ground cinnamon
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1 tsp ground ginger
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1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
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(1 cup) olive oil
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(1/2 cup) l ight coconut milk
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(1/2 cup) white sugar
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(1/2 cup) soft brown sugar
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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400 g or 2 large pears, peeled, cored and small diced
Steps
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Preheat the oven to gas 4 / 180C / 350F and grease a 10″ round springform cake tin
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Add a quarter of the diced pears to a small pan of simmering water or pear juice on the stove. Cook for a few minutes until softened then drain and puree / mash well. Set aside
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Mix the flour, xanthan gum if using, baking powder and soda, cinnamon and ginger together in a large bowl
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Whisk the sugars, oil, milk, vanilla and pear puree together until the sugar is dissolving well
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Make a well in the middle of the dry mix and pour in the liquid in, combining to form a smooth batter. GF flour may need a splash more milk added
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Fold in the chopped pears and spoon the batter into the cake tin
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Bake for 50 – 60 minutes until firm to the touch, golden and pulling in from the sides of the tin
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Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes then either cut into portions and serve warm with ice cream or custard…
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Or turn out, let cool completely on a wire rack then dust in icing sugar and slice
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