Pear Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
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Supergolden Bakes · by Lucy Parissi | Supergolden Bakes★ 5.0 (17)

Pear Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

NUTRITION · PER SERVING70M COOK
CAL 49%·PRO 21%
CARBS 132G54% OF CAL
7G FIBER103G SUGAR23G OTHER
FAT 42G39% OF CAL
24G SAT18G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A spiced layer cake with poached pears and silky cream cheese frosting, combining warm spices like ginger and cinnamon with tender fruit. An elegant dessert for special occasions like Thanksgiving.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 12
  • 2 ¾ cups (350g) flour (, all-purpose / plain)
  • 1 ⅔ cups (330g) dark brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup + 1 heaped tbsp (200g) unsalted butter (, firm and cubed)
  • 3 large eggs (, lightly beaten)
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • ¾ cup + 2 tbsp (200ml) whole milk
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 4 tbsp crystallized ginger (or stem ginger, finely diced)
  • 1 bottle (750ml) red wine (, I used Merlot)
  • 2 ¼ cups (450g) sugar (, granulated)
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • Strip of orange peel
  • 5 firm pears (, peeled, stem left on)
  • 24 oz (680g) full-fat cream cheese (or mascarpone cheese)
  • 2 cups (240g) powdered sugar (, sifted (= icing sugar))
  • 1 cup (240ml) cream (heavy / double)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or stem ginger syrup)
PREP
20M
SODIUM
553MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.