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    Pear Spice Cake with Salted Caramel

    Published on October 23, 2017 by theseasidebaker Last Modified on October 23, 2017 / 10 Comments

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    This Pear Spice Cake contains all of the delicious spice blends of fall and is topped with a cinnamon buttercream and a salted caramel.

    Fall inspired Pear Spice Cake

    A delicious spice cake this year is pretty much the best thing. But then add some deliciously sweet pears, salted caramel, and cinnamon buttercream and you have Fall bliss.

    After a massive haul at our local u-pick I came home with more pears than one can humanly eat. What to do when that happens? Make a giant cake of course!

    The base of the cake is my favorite spice cake recipe ever. It contains ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice. The flavors are warm and cozy. Adding diced pears to melt into the batter was just the icing on the cake.

    Pear Spice Cake

    In between each cake layer are three layers of pure joy.

    • The first layer is cinnamon cream cheese buttercream.
    • The second layer is more cinnamon and butter caramelized pears.
    • The final layer is a drizzle of salted caramel over the pears.

    Like I said, pure joy. The cake is finalized with a generous coating of cinnamon cream cheese buttercream frosting, a drizzle of homemade salted caramel, and some caramel dipped pears, sprinkled with flaked sea salt.

    Pear Spice Cake with Salted Caramel

    While there may be a lot of components in this cake, it is worth every second and every dish. This Pear Spice Cake is a cake to impress and produce a flavor explosion in your mouth!

    If pears aren't your thing, this cake would be just as phenomenal using apples. Simply replace the pears in the recipe with apples.

    Salted Caramel Dipped Fresh Pears

    The next time you are looking for the perfect cake this Fall, try out this Pear Spice Cake. You won't be dissapointed! For more pear recipes, check out the links below the recipe.

    Pear Studded Spice Cake layers, topped with cinnamon buttercream, pear filling and more salted caramel

    Pear Spice Cake
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    Pear Spice Cake
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Cook Time
    35 mins
    Total Time
    1 hr 5 mins
     
    A slice of Fall, this cake has all the flavors of comfort.
    Author: Jackie
    Ingredients
    Spice Cake
    • 2 ½ cups flour preferably cake flour but all-purpose flour will work
    • 4 teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
    • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
    • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
    • 2 cups dark brown sugar
    • 3 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 cup buttermilk
    Pear Filling
    • 3 pears peeled cored and diced
    • ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1 tablespoon corn starch
    Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
    • ½ cup butter softened
    • 8 ounces cream cheese
    • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    Salted Caramel Sauce
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 6 tablespoons salted butter room temperature
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 3 seven inch or 2 nine inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray.
    2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.
    3. In the bowl of your mixer beat together butter and brown sugar for 4 minutes.
    4. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly before each addition.
    5. Mix in vanilla.
    6. Alternatively add flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter/egg mixture, in 3 batches. Careful to not over mix.
    7. Divide batter into pans evenly, and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a knife is inserted and comes out clean.
    8. Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes then invert on a rack to remove cake layers from pans and allow to cool completely.
    To make the pear filling-
    1. In a sauce pan, add diced pears and lemon juice. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
    2. In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients and whisk to combine.
    3. Pour over pears, and stir constantly until sauce thickens, approximately 2 minutes.
    4. Set aside and cool completely.
    To make the Salted Caramel-
    1. In a small sauce pan combine butter, sugar, and cream over medium heat, stirring constantly.
    2. Cook until mixture is a caramel color and coats the back of a spoon, about 6-8 minutes.
    3. Remove from heat and stir in salt and vanilla.
    4. If desired, carefully dip a pear into the caramel and place on a greased baking sheet to set.
    5. Allow to cool completely before using.
    6. Once cake is completely cool, make frosting-
    To make the frosting, combine the cream cheese and butter and beat on medium until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
    1. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, and beat on medium, scraping down the bowl and beaters as necessary, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
    To assemble the cake-
    1. Beginning with first layer, top with a thin layer of frosting, a layer of pears, and a drizzle of caramel. Top with next cake layer and repeat.
    2. Frost the outside of the cake with remaining frosting then drizzle the caramel and flaked sea salt. Top with caramel pear if desired.
    3. Caramel and pear filling can be made up to 3 days in advance.

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    1. Brianna

      October 23, 2017 at 10:55 am

      Oh my goodness, that pear filling sounds divine! And I feel like I could probably eat a good bowl full of that cinnamon cream cheese frosting. YUM!

      Reply
    2. Kat Fox

      October 23, 2017 at 9:40 pm

      Oh wow! This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
    3. Kim Six

      October 24, 2017 at 12:08 am

      That almost looks too good to eat! I think pear is often underappreciated, especially in the fall, but this lets the humble pear shine!

      Reply
    4. Joanie @ One Dish Kitchen

      October 24, 2017 at 6:16 am

      What a stunning cake! This would have the prime spot on our holiday dessert table!

      Reply
    5. Ant

      October 24, 2017 at 7:09 am

      5 stars
      Your first layer of cinnamon cream cheese buttercream is to die for! I love the idea of carmel dipped pears too. Will be sharing this for the holiday.

      Reply
    6. Sharon

      October 24, 2017 at 7:56 am

      OMG this is the most incredible cake I've ever seen! Gorgeous beyond belief. And all the layers! I am so in love with this. Pinning for later!

      Reply
    7. Barbara Nickelsen

      January 05, 2018 at 1:35 am

      I could never get the recipe for the frosting! The cake looks and sounds delicious.

      Reply
      • Barbara Nickelsen

        January 05, 2018 at 1:36 am

        Can you please send me the recipe for the frosting!

        Reply

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