Name: Ginger and pear cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, chopped; 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 2/3 cup buttermilk; 2 eggs, lightly whisked; 3/4 cup plain flour; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 2 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 medium ripe pears, peeled, cored; greek-style natural yoghurt, to serve, if liked

Ingredients

125 gram butter, chopped

3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

2/3 cup buttermilk

2 eggs, lightly whisked

3/4 cup plain flour

1/2 cup self-raising flour

2 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 medium ripe pears, peeled, cored

greek-style natural yoghurt, to serve, if liked

Method

1.Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan-forced. Grease and line base and sides of a 20cm (base measurement) square cake pan with baking paper, extending paper at opposite sides for handles.

2.Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat; whisk in sugar until just combined. Remove pan from heat. Whisk in buttermilk, then egg, until well combined. Transfer to a large heatproof bowl. Sift flours, ginger and bicarbonate of soda into bowl; whisk to combine.

3.Finely chop 1 pear. Add to cake batter; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared pan; level top. Thinly slice remaining pear lengthways. Arrange on top of batter. Bake for 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with yoghurt.

While whisking in the ingredients, scrape up any mixture that settles on base of pan so mixture combines well. No buttermilk? Use 2/3 cup full cream milk combined with 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice. Bring eggs to room temperature so they whisk to maximum volume, making your cake, brownie or loaf lighter in texture.
Note

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