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Vegan Pear Ginger Cake with maple on a white plate.
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Vegan Pear Cake with Ginger and Maple Glaze

This Vegan Pear Cake is filled with ginger and cinnamon and topped with maple glaze. The perfect easy cake recipe for Fall!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 366kcal
Cost: $6

Equipment

  • 1 Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer with paddle attachment
  • 1 Rubber Spatula
  • 1 Medium Bowl
  • 1 8" Round Cake Pan
  • 1 Cutting Board
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Box Grater

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt Half this amount if using table salt
  • 2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 10 tablespoon Vegan Butter, room temperature
  • 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar, tightly packed
  • ¾ Cup Non-Dairy Milk I used oat milk
  • ½ Cup Grated Pear see note
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

To Top the Cake

  • 1 Large Pear, peeled, cored and sliced into ¼" slices
  • 1 tablespoon Turbinado Sugar see note

For the Maple Glaze

  • ½ Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoon Maple Syrup
  • 1-2 teaspoon Non-Dairy Milk
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350*F. Prepare an 8-inch round cake pan by greasing it and inserting a parchment circle into the bottom of the pan.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Stir and set aside.
    2 Cups Flour, 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Powder, ½ teaspoon Baking Soda, ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt, 2 teaspoon Ground Ginger, 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream the vegan butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
    10 tablespoon Vegan Butter, room temperature, 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar, tightly packed
  • Add the milk, grated pear, and vanilla and mix on low until well combined. The mixture will look broken here and thats okay.
    ¾ Cup Non-Dairy Milk, 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, ½ Cup Grated Pear
  • Add the dry ingredients into the mixer and mix on low until the batter forms. Then, remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber spatula for fold the batter a few times to make sure the bottom evenly incorporated.
  • Scrape the batter into a prepared cake pan and use a knife to evenly spread it out. Then, top with the pear slices arranged in a circle. Press the pear slices into the cake batter, then sprinkle the top of the cake with turbinado sugar.
    1 Large Pear, peeled, cored and sliced into ¼" slices, 1 tablespoon Turbinado Sugar
  • Bake in a 350*F oven for 63-67 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool for 30 minutes, then flip upside down onto a cooling rack, then right side up onto a plate or cake stand.

To Make the Glaze

  • In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, maple syrup, 1 teaspoon of non-dairy milk and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Add the remaining teaspoon if the glaze is too thick
    ½ Cup Powdered Sugar, 1 ½ tablespoon Maple Syrup, ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract, 1-2 teaspoon Non-Dairy Milk
  • Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze over the cake and serve!

Notes

I recommend Bosc or Bartlett pears for this recipe, but I think any pear will work!
½ cup grated pear is about 1 large pear. Grate the pear on the large side of a box grater.
Don't have turbinado sugar? Use granulated sugar!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 2g | Sodium: 344mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 2mg