Ginger Pear Cake

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup wheatgerm
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp all spice
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup shredded coconut
4 ounces butter
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
3 large eggs
1 peeled and chopped pear


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

mix flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, all spice, salt, and coconut. Melt butter with half the water.

Whisk brown sugar, second half of water and molasses until combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Whisk in flour mixture until just combined. Add butter mixture, whisk until smooth.

Pour batter into greased 9 inch cake pan, and scatter pear chunks evenly over top.

Bake about 35 minutes, until center springs back when you press on it. Cool slightly before removing from pan.

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practically verbatim from a twospoons recipe.