This Pear Ginger Warm Spice Cake is soft, moist, and full of warm spices with sweet baked pears. Perfect cozy cake for fall and winter baking.

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2 ripe pears, peeled, cored, and diced

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup milk or buttermilk

1/4 cup brown sugar (optional)

Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)

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1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a cake pan.

2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

3. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

4. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.

5. Add dry ingredients and milk alternately.

6. Fold in diced pears.

7. Pour batter into pan and bake 35–40 minutes.

8. Cool and dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Use ripe pears for best flavor.

Do not overmix batter.

Buttermilk makes cake extra soft.

Cake tastes even better the next day.