Spiced Pear Cake

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From recipe+ - a budget dessert, estimated cost per serve aus90cents.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 180c.

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Grease and line a 30cm x 30cm slice pan with baking paper , extending paper at long sides for handles.

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Using an electric mixer , beat butter and sugar in a small bowl until pale and creamed and then beat in eggs , one by one , until combined.

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Stir in golden syrup , then transfer mixture to a large bowl and sift flour , bicarbonate of soda , mixed spice over butter mixture and add 1 / 4 cup hot water , stirring until just combined and then spread mixture into prepared pan , smooth surface.

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Peel , core and quarter pears and slice thinly and then arrange pear , overlapping slightly , over cake mixture in pan and then bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.

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Remove cake from oven , then stand in pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Dust with icing sugar and serve with custard.

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Ingredients

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butter, brown sugar, eggs, golden syrup, plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice, pears, icing sugar, vanilla custard