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Sticky pear & ginger cake
Photo: David Holifield

Sticky pear & ginger cake

14 ingredients Serves 8 - 10 openrecipes
Sticky pear & ginger cake

This is a cross between a sticky toffee pudding and a ginger cake. Serve warm with ice cream or cream as a dessert

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1048
Calories
29g
Protein
31g
Fat
166g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g stoned dates , finely chopped
  • 300ml milk
  • 100g butter , plus extra for the tin
  • 140g ginger preserve (you'll find this with the jams)
  • 140g dark muscovado sugar
  • 3 large ripe pears (we used Conference)
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 50g pecans nuts, reserve 10 and chop the rest
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 85g light muscovado sugar
  • 150ml brandy

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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