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.

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 35 min · Yield: 8 · Method: Oven

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)