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Pear and Ginger Cake

Perfect for afternoon tea: Recipe You will need: For the topping Method: Preheat the oven to 170°C / 340°F In a bowl, add the flour, caster sugar, baking powder, bicarb, cinnamon and ground ginger. Stir with a whisk until well mixed. In a separate bowl, add the yoghurt, oil, eggs and stem ginger. Whisk until…

Pears

A quintessential autumnal fruit is the pear. Once I see pears-a-plenty I know autumn is here…Outshined by apples every year, however, I find the pear just as versatile in the kitchen.

Pear, Plum and Blackberry Sponge

Whilst stocking up the fridge after my weekly shop I realised I had a few plums and pears at the back of the fridge that had been there for quite a while. There was also half a punnet of blackberries that were on the turn and needed using up. I didn’t want to waste any…

Even though in this part of the world September is still full-on summer, once pears make an appearance you know Autumn is on its way. The air is slightly cooler and crisper during the mornings and evenings; the weather has changed. Crisp – the very definition of Autumn. And what fruit could define the essence…