Easy Pear Loaf Cake

A quick and easy loaf cake to throw together on a whim! Serve it on its own with a cup of tea, or warm with a little ice cream.

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour

• 200g (7oz) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing

• 100g (4oz) caster sugar

• 100g (4oz) soft dark brown sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 200g (7oz) self-raising flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 2 tsp ground ginger

• 2 pears, peeled, cored and roughly chopped

1. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line the base and sides of a 900g (2lb) loaf tin with baking parchment, ensuring the parchment comes 2cm (¾in) above the top of the tin.

2. Using a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugars together until pale, then gradually stir in the eggs and vanilla extract.

3. Fold in the flour, baking powder, ginger and a pinch of salt into the mix, then stir through the pears.

4. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin, smooth the surface, then bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tin.

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Steve Ott is editor of Kitchen Garden magazine and started his career as a professional grower, producing everything from cut flowers to vegetables. He has been growing fruit and veg all his life and spends most of his spare time in his garden in the East Midlands. He loves to experiment with crops and varieties he has never grown before and when he isn’t gardening is to be found out in the countryside bird watching and walking his dog Ted.

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