Name: Pear oatmeal cake
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 x 425g cans pear halves in syrup; 1 cup (90g) rolled oats; ½ cup (125g) low-fat spread; ½ teaspoon vanilla essence; ¾ cup (150g) firmly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; ¾ cup (110g) white self-raising flour; ¾ cup (120g) wholemeal self-raising flour; ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 teaspoons ground ginger

Pear oatmeal cake

Pears and ginger is a match made in heaven, and it's even better with oatmeal. Put them all together and you get this dense, moist and very satisfying pear oatmeal cake.

Makes 16 Item

Cook

Ingredients

2 x 425g cans pear halves in syrup

1 cup (90g) rolled oats

½ cup (125g) low-fat spread

½ teaspoon vanilla essence

¾ cup (150g) firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs

¾ cup (110g) white self-raising flour

¾ cup (120g) wholemeal self-raising flour

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 teaspoons ground ginger

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease a deep 23cm-square cake pan; line base and sides with baking paper.

2.Drain pears over a small saucepan. Heat syrup with oats, remove from heat; stand 20 minutes.

3.Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat spread, essence and sugar in a small bowl until combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined.

4.Add oat mixture and combined sifted remaining ingredients, including the husks left in the sieve; stir until well combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan; place pears on top, cut-side down.

5.Bake for about 55 minutes or until cooked through. Serve cake warm, cut into 16 pieces.