Dessert

Gingerbread Skillet Cake with Pears

Name: Gingerbread Skillet Cake with Pears
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 4 large Bosc pears, cored and sliced 1/4; 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/3 cup buttermilk; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 cup molasses; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

6 October 2026

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Total Time45 Mins

Serves8

Per Serving$0.73

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Gingerbread Skillet Cake with Pears is a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 361 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat. For 73 cents per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.

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Method:

1
Toss together pears and 2 tablespoons flour. Set aside.
2
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a 9" cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
3
Sprinkle brown sugar evenly in skillet. Fan pear slices in skillet over brown sugar.
4
Combine 1 cup flour and next 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
5
Cut 5 tablespoons butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly.
6
Add buttermilk and molasses, stirring just until moistened.
7
Spread batter evenly over pears, leaving a 1" edge.
8
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until bubbly and browned. Cool in pan on a wire rack 30 minutes before serving.
9
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.