While we call for all-purpose flour in the recipe, you can swap out some or all of it for whole spelt flour or a soft wheat like Sonora for extra flavor. The miso caramel is the start of this sweet show and makes enough to drizzle over the crumble with a little extra to spare for your next sundae.
Ingredients
CAKE
1-2Pears
1"piece of fresh gingeroptional
1Tbspgranulated sugar
1cupall-purpose flour125g
1/2cupgranulated sugar100g
1 1/2tspbaking powder
1/2tspkosher salt
1/3cupvegetable oil43g, we like to use olive!
1/2cupmilk120g
1egg
CRUMBLE
2/3cupbrown sugar145 g
1tspground cinnamon
1/2tsp kosher salt
1cupall-purpose flour
3ozmelted butter84g
CARAMEL
1/4cupbrown sugar55g
1.5ozunsalted butter42g
1Tbspwhite miso
1/4cupheavy cream60g
Instructions
CAKE
Preheat your oven to 350F (180C). Line the bottom of an 8" round or square cake pan with parchment and set aside.
Grate the ginger and rub into the 1 Tbsp of sugar. Sprinkle this sugar over the bottom of the lined cake pan.
Cut your pears into quarters. Core and cut each quarter down in half, lengthwise. Arrange the pears into a spiral at the bottom of the pan.
To make the batter; place the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in your oil, milk and egg. Whisk from the center outward until just combined. Pour this over the pears. Set pan aside.
CRUMBLE
Place the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Pour in the melted butter and mix with a fork until just combined. Use your fingers to rub the mixture into crumbles. Sprinkle crumbles over the cake batter and bake for 25-35 minutes or until the cake just springs back in the center.
CARAMEL
While the cake is baking, make your caramel.
Place the brown sugar, butter and miso in a small saucepan and cook over medium low heat, stirring consistently, until the mixture looks smooth and just begins to bubble.
Slowly add the cream and cook down, while stirring, for about another minute.
Remove from heat and set aside. This caramel will thicken as it cools! Pour thickened caramel over cake and serve.