Spiced Pear Gingerbread Crumb Cake

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Spiced Pear Gingerbread Crumb Cake

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Ingredients

for the filling

  • 4 pear any variety, peeled and rough chopped, ripe but still firm
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • lemon juice of half

for the dough

  • 2 sticks 1/2 lb unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup dark brown sugar I used Muscavado sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cloves ground
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup pecans measure after chopping, chopped

for the glaze

  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • milk or cream, enough to thin

Instructions

  1. Set the oven to 350F
  2. Toss the pear chunks with the cinnamon and lemon juice and set aside.
  3. Cream the butter with the sugar until fluffy. Take a moment to make sure the brown sugar has been well combined and there are no large lumps. Add the salt and the spices and mix well.
  4. Add in the flour and mix until just combined, the dough will be crumbly.
  5. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Press 2/3 of the dough mixture into the bottom of the pan. Be sure to cover the entire surface, but don't pack it down too forcefully.
  6. Spread the pears out evenly over the dough.
  7. Mix the remaining dough with the pecans and crumble it evenly over the pears. Break apart the dough with your fingertips to make nice even crumbles. Don't worry if some of the pear shows through.
  8. Bake for about 45 minutes until lightly browned.
  9. Cool for a few minutes before releasing the springform pan, and then let the cake cool further before glazing.
  10. Make the glaze by mixing the sugar, nutmeg and enough milk or cream to thin it to a glaze consistency. Drizzle over the cooled cake. Alternatively, you can serve the glaze in a little bowl and let everyone glaze their own piece of cake.
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