Moist ginger and pear cake

fluffybunny2, Oct 20, 11:42pm
I have some stem ginger in syrup sitting in my cupboard and would like to make a REALLY nice moist ginger/pear cake.Can someone help me with a proven recipe?Also, is there still a web site with all our recipes saved?

theanimal1, Oct 21, 3:25am
not a cake but.... lol

Braised Pears with a Soy Ginger Glaze

This delightful dish can be made 1 to 2 days before serving. Refrigerate in a covered container and re-heat prior to serving. Serve with grilled pork tenderloin or chops. It would also be delicious with roast or grilled chicken.
Ingredients

* 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
* 3 tablespoons soy sauce
* 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
* ½ cup packed golden brown sugar
* ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 4 firm but ripe Bartlett or Bosc pears, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cored
* 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar

Directions

In a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the soy sauce, ginger, sugar, and cayenne pepper. Stir until the sugar is melted and the ingredients are well combined and then reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the pears, cut side down, and simmer, basting frequently, until the pears are tender when pierced with a knife, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the pears to a microwave-safe serving dish. Bring the liquid in the pan back to a slow boil and add the vinegar. Simmer the sauce until it is thick and syrupy, about 3 minutes. Pour the sauce over the pears and serve immediately or set aside until ready to serve. Reheat in the microwave just before serving. Serves 4

theanimal1, Oct 21, 3:28am
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Pear and Ginger Cake

2 pears
90g butter
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
3 tsp ground ginger or three teaspoons fresh grated ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbspn boiling water
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup golden syrup

Peel & core the pears. Slice one thinly for the top of the cake, and dice the other one to go in the cake.
Cream butter & sugar, and beat in eggs one at a time.
In a seperate bowl sift flour, baking powder, ginger, & cinnamon together.
Mix the boiling water & baking soda in one glass, and the milk & golden syrup in another glass, then combine the two.
Fold the three mixtures together, then fold in the diced pear.
Pour into a greased and lined cake tin and arrange sliced pear over the top.
Bake at 180 for 50-60 mins or until a skewer comes out cleanly.
Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cake rack.

theanimal1, Oct 21, 3:29am
Pear and Ginger Loaf

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 45 mins


Ingredients

1 egg
1/3 cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
95g butter
1/3 cup Chelsea Golden Syrup
1 1/4 cups self-raising flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground ginger or two teaspoons fresh grated ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup boiling water
1 small tin pears, drained thoroughly


Method

Preheat oven to 180°C, grease and line a loaf tin (22cm x 11cm) with baking paper.

In a large bowl beat egg and Sugar together until blended.
Melt butter and Golden Syrup over a low heat, combine with egg and Sugar, beat well. Sift dry ingredients into mix and stir thoroughly.
Stir in boiling water (mixture will thicken at this point), pour into prepared tin.

Slice pears lengthwise into eighths and place on top of the loaf (they will sink slightly).

Bake for approx. 45 minutes until cooked.

pam.delilah, Oct 21, 4:00am
Ginger loaf
Makes one cake to cut into about 12 slices
Takes 20 minutes to make and 1 1/4 hours to bake This ginger loaf is more of a tea bread than a sweet cake. And it's oh-so-simple to make.
Ingredients
• 350g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 3-4 tsp ground ginger
• 8 globes preserved stem ginger in syrup, drained and chopped
• 125g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 100g light muscovado sugar
• 225g golden syrup
• 1 egg, beaten
• 75ml milk
Grease and line a 900g loaf tin (a traditional high-sided bread loaf tin) with non-stick baking paper. Preheat the oven to 160°C/fan140°C/. Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger. Set aside. Chop 4 globes of the ginger and add to the flour mixture. Finely slice the remainder and set aside.
Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a small pan. Set aside to cool slightly (this should take about 15 minutes).
Beat the egg and milk together. Stir the cooled syrup into the dry ingredients, followed by the egg and milk and beat well. Spoon into the tin and arrange the remaining ginger overlapping on top. Bake for about 11/4 hours until just firm to the touch. Cool on a wire rack.

calista, Oct 21, 7:54am
To answer your other queation "Trade Me Cooks" no longer exists but you can search this section by entering a keyword in the little box on the top left hand corner and setting the 'date posted' as 'anytime'.

pam.delilah, Oct 21, 7:33pm
go to fisher's website,http://www.e-ware.co.nz/recipes.htm click ondownloads, and download trademe cooks ver2, it is all there.

fluffybunny2, Oct 20, 11:42pm
I have some stem ginger in syrup sitting in my cupboard and would like to make a REALLY nice moist ginger/pear cake.Can someone help me with a proven recipe!Also, is there still a web site with all our recipes saved!

theanimal1, Oct 21, 3:25am
not a cake but. lol

Braised Pears with a Soy Ginger Glaze

This delightful dish can be made 1 to 2 days before serving. Refrigerate in a covered container and re-heat prior to serving. Serve with grilled pork tenderloin or chops. It would also be delicious with roast or grilled chicken.
Ingredients

* 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
* 3 tablespoons soy sauce
* 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
* ½ cup packed golden brown sugar
* ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 4 firm but ripe Bartlett or Bosc pears, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cored
* 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar

Directions

In a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the soy sauce, ginger, sugar, and cayenne pepper. Stir until the sugar is melted and the ingredients are well combined and then reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the pears, cut side down, and simmer, basting frequently, until the pears are tender when pierced with a knife, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the pears to a microwave-safe serving dish. Bring the liquid in the pan back to a slow boil and add the vinegar. Simmer the sauce until it is thick and syrupy, about 3 minutes. Pour the sauce over the pears and serve immediately or set aside until ready to serve. Reheat in the microwave just before serving. Serves 4

pam.delilah, Oct 21, 4:00am
Ginger loaf
Makes one cake to cut into about 12 slices
Takes 20 minutes to make and 1 1/4 hours to bake This ginger loaf is more of a tea bread than a sweet cake. And it's oh-so-simple to make.
Ingredients
• 350g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 3-4 tsp ground ginger
• 8 globes preserved stem ginger in syrup, drained and chopped
• 125g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 100g light muscovado sugar
• 225g golden syrup
• 1 egg, beaten
• 75ml milk
Grease and line a 900g loaf tin (a traditional high-sided bread loaf tin) with non-stick baking paper. Preheat the oven to 160°C/fan140°C/. Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger. Set aside. Chop 4 globes of the ginger and add to the flour mixture. Finely slice the remainder and set aside.
Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a small pan. Set aside to cool slightly (this should take about 15 minutes).
Beat the egg and milk together. Stir the cooled syrup into the dry ingredients, followed by the egg and milk and beat well. Spoon into the tin and arrange the remaining ginger overlapping on top. Bake for about 11/4 hours until just firm to the touch. Cool on a wire rack.

calista, Oct 21, 7:54am
To answer your other question "Trade Me Cooks" no longer exists but you can search this section by entering a keyword in the little box on the top left hand corner and setting the 'date posted' as 'anytime'.

bev00, Oct 21, 10:11am
ginger n pear . match made in heaven

elliehen, Oct 21, 10:17am
Thanks for bumping these, bev00, I'd lost the one I saved.

Now, for a francophile, is tomorrow's going to be a 'match made in heaven'!

pam.delilah, Oct 21, 7:33pm
go to fisher's website,http://www.e-ware.co.nz/recipes.htm click ondownloads, and download trademe cooks ver2, it is all there.