Vickys Spiced Pear Cake, GF DF EF SF NF

Source : Preheat The Oven To Gas 4 / 180c / 350f And Grease A 10 Round Springform Cake Tinadd A Quarter Of The Diced Pears To A Small Pan Of Simmering Water Or ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : November 3, 2025

Step:

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 4 / 180C / 350F and grease a 10" round springform cake tin

  2. 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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  3. Mix the flour, xanthan gum if using, baking powder and soda, cinnamon and ginger together in a large bowl

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  4. Whisk the sugars, oil, milk, vanilla and pear puree together until the sugar is dissolving well

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  5. 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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  6. Fold in the chopped pears and spoon the batter into the cake tin

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  7. Bake for 50 - 60 minutes until firm to the touch, golden and pulling in from the sides of the tin

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  8. 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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  9. Or turn out, let cool completely on a wire rack then dust in icing sugar and slice

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Ingredients

  1. 360 g gluten-free / plain flour
  2. 1/2 tsp (scant) xanthan gum if using GF flour
  3. 2 tsp baking powder
  4. 2 tsp bicarb of soda / baking soda
  5. 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  6. 1 tsp ground ginger
  7. 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  8. (1 cup) olive oil
  9. (1/2 cup) l ight coconut milk
  10. (1/2 cup) white sugar
  11. (1/2 cup) soft brown sugar
  12. 1 tsp vanilla extract
  13. 400 g or 2 large pears, peeled, cored and small diced

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