Spiced Pear Gourmet Cake Mix
If I were having friends over for dinner next week, there is no question--this is what I'd serve. If it was a formal party, I would make a layer cake with ginger buttercream. If it was an informal affair, I would make it a sheet cake and top it with light cream cheese frosting. If I were short on time, I would serve it with dollops of whipped cream.
This cake is made with pear pieces, over 1/4 pound, plus micro candy ginger pieces and cinnamon chips. (You can't buy the ingredients and make this from scratch for the price of the mix.) You'll find this to be mostly a pear cake. When you taste it, the sweet taste of pear comes through but cinnamon and ginger pieces make the cake brighter and fresher. The pear and ginger pieces soften in baking. You'll find the crumb to be soft and moist, a little lighter than most carrot cakes. The pears give so much natural sweetness that you can enjoy this cake without any frosting.
- An extra large mix of nearly two pounds--29.1 ounces.
- Made with over one-half pound combination of ginger, pear, and cinnamon pieces--4.5 ounces of pear pieces alone.
- Makes a 9 x 13-inch sheet cake or a 9-inch two-layer cake.
- Naturally sweet so that you/ll find it delightful even without frosting.
- Because of the fruit and ginger pieces, you'll find this cake moist and soft days after it is baked.