Western-Slope Pear Cake with Ginger Cream

Name: Western-Slope Pear Cake with Ginger Cream
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces/142 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon, ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 7 tablespoons, unsalted butter, 6 tablespoons softened but still cool, 1 tablespoon melted; 2/3 cup packed (4⅔ ounces/132 grams) plus 2 tablespoons packed, light brown sugar; 2 , large eggs; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh ginger; 1 cup, heavy cream; 1 , (15-ounce) can pear halves in syrup, drained and cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1 tablespoon, confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2006

This simple pear cake is the perfect finish to our holiday meal.

SERVES 10 to 12

Western-Slope Pear Cake with Ginger Cream

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