# Pear Ginger Sticky Toffee Cake

A tender baked pear and date cake flavored with ginger and covered in warm brown sugar toffee sauce, ready in about an hour.

Source URL: https://quickdinner.org/recipes/6abb29ae4b27c33b1740ca2c
Category: Desserts / Cakes
Cooking method: Oven
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Servings: 8

## Ingredients
- 2 pears
- 0.5 cup pitted dates
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup heavy cream

## Cooking instructions
1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan. (about 5 min) (350°F)
2. Peel, core, and finely dice the pears. Finely chop the dates. (about 8 min)
3. Whisk the flour, baking powder, ginger, and salt in a medium bowl. (about 2 min)
4. Beat the brown sugar, eggs, and melted butter until smooth. Fold in the pears and dates, then fold in the flour mixture just until no dry streaks remain. (about 5 min)
5. Spread the batter in the pan and bake until the center is set and a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs, 30 to 35 minutes. (about 35 min) (350°F)
6. Simmer the cream, butter, and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring, until glossy and slightly thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. (about 4 min) (Medium-low heat)
7. Spoon the warm toffee sauce over the warm cake and cut into slices. (about 3 min)

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