 | | Directions |
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease the baking pan.
- Whisk together the flour, soda and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- In another bowl, mix together the molasses, sour cream, butter, brown sugar, both types of ginger, egg, brandy and lemon peel.
- Mix until smooth.
- Add flour mixture and stir just until blended.
- Spread batter evenly in the pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
- Meanwhile, combine pears and lemon juice in a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a large skillet, add pears to the skillet and sauté for one minute.
- Sprinkle with brown sugar and cook until the sugar melts and the pears are tender, stirring occassionally for 4-5 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the pears to a plate.
- Boil the sugar mixture in the skillet until thick and bubbling, approximately 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat, add whipping cream and water, then the brandy.
- Return to the heat and cook until the sauce thickens and is reduced to approximately 3/4 cup, stirring occasionally.
- Add the pears back into the sauce and serve warm over the cake.
- Can be garnished with ground cinnamon and whipped cream if desired.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Container: 8x8x2 baking pan, large skillet, two medium mixing bowls,
Servings: 8
|  | | Ingredients | | | |
| - | | CAKE: |
| - | | 1 cup flour |
| - | | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| - | | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| - | | 1/4 cup molasses - light and dark |
| - | | 1/4 cup sour cream |
| - | | 1/4 cup unsalted butter - melted |
| - | | 1/4 cup brown sugar - packed |
| - | | 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger - chopped fine |
| - | | 1 large egg |
| - | | 1 tablespoon fresh ginger - grated |
| - | | 1 tablespoon brandy or cognac |
| - | | 1 teaspoon lemon peel |
| - | | PEARS: |
| - | | 4 pears - peeled, halved, cored and cut each half into 4 wedges |
| - | | 2 tablespoons lemon juice |
| - | | 1/4 cup unsalted butter |
| - | | 1/2 cup brown sugar - packed |
| - | | 1/2 cup whipping cream |
| - | | 1/4 cup water |
| - | | 1 tablespoon brandy or cognac |
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