Pear-Gingerbread Cake Recipe

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Pear-Gingerbread Cake
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Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 350. Pour butter into 13x9 pan; arrange pears over bottom of pan. In small bowl, stir together brown sugar and 1 Tbs of the cinnamon; sprinkle over pears.
  2. In medium bolw, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, ginger, remaining 1 tsp cinnamon, cloves and salt.
  3. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup of sugar and shortening at medium speed 3 minutes til blended. Beat in egg. Beat in molasses. Beat in flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with water, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  4. Pour batter over pears. Bake 35-40 minutes til toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean with some moist crumbs attached. Cook in pan on wire rack 30 minutes. Invert onto serving platter; remove pan.
  5. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat cream and remaining 2 Tbs sugar at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Serve cake warm with whipped cream.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 331.75 Kcal (1389 kJ)
Calories from fat 161.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.99g 28%
Cholesterol 42.13mg 14%
Sodium 215.07mg 9%
Potassium 439.6mg 9%
Total Carbs 43.3g 14%
Sugars 27.24g 109%
Dietary Fiber 2.59g 10%
Protein 3.39g 7%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 79.8mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 327.83 Kcal (1373 kJ)
Calories from fat 160.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.78g 28%
Cholesterol 41.63mg 14%
Sodium 212.54mg 9%
Potassium 434.42mg 9%
Total Carbs 42.79g 14%
Sugars 26.92g 109%
Dietary Fiber 2.56g 10%
Protein 3.35g 7%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 78.8mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.6
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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