Name: Pear and ginger slice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 30
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, cubed, at room temperature; 1 cup (220g) firmly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 cup (300g) self-raising flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon mixed spice; 3/4 cup (180g) sour cream; 2 tablespoon milk; 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored, sliced; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; vanilla dusting sugar

Ingredients

125 gram butter, cubed, at room temperature

1 cup (220g) firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 cup (300g) self-raising flour

1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon mixed spice

3/4 cup (180g) sour cream

2 tablespoon milk

2 ripe pears, peeled, cored, sliced

1 tablespoon caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

vanilla dusting sugar

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Lightly grease and line base of a 22cm x 28cm lamington pan with baking paper.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar together until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in sifted flour and spices alternately with combined sour cream and milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

3.Spoon into prepared pan, smoothing top. Arrange pear on top. Sprinkle with combined caster sugar and cinnamon.

4.Bake for 30 minutes, until a skewer insened comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with dusting sugar, slice and serve.