Pear and Ginger cake

• 200 grams self raising flour, wholemeal
• 180 grams caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 200 grams unsalted butter
• 1 piece stem ginger
• 1 tin pear halves in own juice

1. Beat together butter and sugar.
2. Beat eggs in a jug, and add to the mixture a little at a time with the sifted flour and mix well.
3. In a separate jug, add 4-5 pear halves and the piece of ginger with a little of the pear juice and syrup from the ginger and blend.
4. Add this to the cake mix and mix well.
5. Transfer to a cake tin and bake at 175F for 20 min or untill cake is done.
6. For a light glaze topping, mix in a saucepan, some icing sugar, water, the pear juice and more syrup from the stem ginger jar and heat untill thickens slightly and drizzle over the cooled cake.

flour, caster sugar, eggs, butter, stem ginger, pear

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/337708-pear-and-ginger-cake (may not work)