Tinklee's Spicy Pear Cake

• 2 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 12 tbsp melted butter
• 1 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger powder
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
• 4 large pears, peeled and sliced (3/4" thick)
• 1 1/2 pureed pears (from what you have leftover)
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp melted butter

1. Preheat oven to 350F, grease 2- 9" pans on their sides only
2. toppong/bottom: place half of butter in each pan ( this will 2/3cup for each pan), put in oven and melt butter
3. add brown sugar and spices mixing well and spread sugar mixture across bottom of pan
4. arrange prars in a nice pattern, set pans a side
5. cake: in a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda and all spices, I sift mine to remove any lumps, make sure you still mix them together though
6. cream butter, sugar and vanilla, then add your eggs one at a time mixing between each egg, then add your molasses
7. now starting with your dry ingredients alternative with the buttermilk, ending with your dry, and mix
8. divide batter between the 2 pans
9. bake for 30-35 mins, once out of oven turn your first one over onto your cake pan, then turn out second one on top (note: try to line up real well, once it is in place it will stay where it is
10. can be served with pear sauce
11. pear sauce: puree leftover pears, add brown sugar, melted butter, then heat up till just warm and spoon over each slice before serving, I like to add a dollop of whip cream also

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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/368423-tinklees-spicy-pear-cake (may not work)