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51. Cake and notes

by Lady Leticia Scarlet-Bloesembhel Voetdhel-Montaneus

Cake recipe (written over multiple pages), there are pics of her dogs and imps written in between the paragraphs: Pear-Ginger Upside-Down Cake Recipe
 
Ingredients
Pear-Ginger Topping

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine

  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

  • 3 pears, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger


  • (there's a drawn pic of the imps putting a puzzle together)
     
    Cake:
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

  • 1 /4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar

  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

  • 2 eggs

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1/4 cup milk


  • (A pic of Brutus and Daisy taking a nap has been sketched here)
     
    Ginger Whipped Cream:
  • 1 cup whipping cream

  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger


  • (A pic of Nori and Dori has been sketched as they read a book.)
     
    Steps:
    1: Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and sides of 8- or 9-inch square pan with shortening.
     
    2: In 1-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in 2/3 cup brown sugar. Heat to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger. Pour into pan; spread evenly. Arrange pear wedges over brown sugar mixture, overlapping tightly and making 2 layers if necessary. Sprinkle 1/4 cup crystallized ginger evenly over pears.
     
    3: Toss 1 tablespoon flour and 1/4 cup crystallized ginger to coat; set aside. In medium bowl, mix 1 1/3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat 1 cup brown sugar and 6 tablespoons butter with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition until smooth. Stir in ginger-flour mixture. Spread batter over pears and ginger.
     
    4: Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes on cooling rack. Meanwhile, in chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream on high speed until it begins to thicken. Gradually add granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, beating until soft peaks form.
     
    5: Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Serve cake warm with Ginger Whipped Cream. Store cake loosely covered.
     
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