Photo: David Holifield
Pear & ginger pound loaf cake
12 ingredients
Serves 10
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This comforting cake is lovely for Sunday teatime, or served warm with a dollop of cream after lunch. The recipe also works well using apple and cinnamon or damson and vanilla.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
799
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
136g
Carbs
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Syrup | 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
- 200g/7oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 100g/4 oz caster sugar
- 100g/4oz soft brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200g/7 oz self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 balls stem ginger in syrup, drained and chopped
- 2 pears, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
- FOR THE GLAZE
- 3 tbsp syrup from the ginger jar
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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