Mom’s Pear Skillet Cake

Name: Mom’s Pear Skillet Cake
Yield: SERVES 8
Ingredients: 6 medium Bosc pears (about 3 1/3 pounds); 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter; 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar; 1 1/3 cups (6 ounces) all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 3 large eggs; 1/2 cup grapeseed or other neutral oil; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

December 22, 2011

The recipe for this homey cake comes from my mom, who made it for us to sell at my restaurant and then in the early days of the Market. I think that cast-iron skillets are one of the most versatile and indispensible cooking vessels you can have, and this cake is proof of that!

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