Hello lovelies, we’re back home from our vacation and I have fully arrived in autumn and in my everyday life. I have a bunch of autumn recipes ready for you and I’m starting with this yummy **pear spice cake **with pecan nuts and sweet date caramel.

As beautiful and relaxing as our vacation was, I always look forward to being back in my kitchen. The cozy autumn time invites you to try recipes with warming spices and seasonal fruits. This year’s harvest was extremely rich when it comes to apples and pears, which is why you should currently use them as often as possible. I have even started baking the first Christmas cookies already, but I think that’s totally fine at the beginning of November.

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Oat flour

And now back to this yummy pear spice cake. It consists of a fluffy sponge mixture with gingerbread spice, cinnamon and cloves – my favorite spices for autumn/winter. I replaced some of the flour with oat flour. Oats are one of the healthiest types of grains and are full of healthy nutrients and vitamins. You can easily grind the flour from oats in a mixer or blender. It can’t usually be replaced 1 to 1, which is why I mix it with spelt flour.

Also this pear spice cake comes without white sugar. I used coconut blossom sugar once more, as the caramel taste goes well here.

Pear Spice Cake

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A yummy pear cake wih spices, that perfectly match a cozy day. Fluffy sponge mixture without industrial sugar, wheat flour or eggs.

Cake:

150 ml ¾ cup plant based milk
50 ml ¼ cup sparkling water
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
100 gr ½ cup coconut blossom sugar
1 tsp baking soda
130 ml ¾ cup canola oil
100 gr ¾ cup oat flour (ground oatmeal)
200 gr 1 ½ cup spelt flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of salt
2 pinches of clove powder
1 tsp gingerbread spice
4 fresh pears
2 Tbsp pecan nuts

Date caramel:

8 Medjol dates
3-6 Tbsp water
3 Tbsp vegan cream
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of salt

Cake:

Grind 100 gr (¾ cup) oatmeal with a mixer or blender to get oat flour
Add milk, water, vinegar and coconut blossom sugar to a bowl and mix well
Add baking soda, all flour sorts, baking powder and spices
Mix until it’s a homogenous mass
Grease a rectangular cake pan (ca. 20 x 30 cm / 8“ x 12“) and put the dough inside
Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) convection
Wash and cut the pears in slices and spread them evenly on the cake
Roughly chop the pecan nuts and place them on the cake
You can now sprinkle some coconut blossom sugar on top of the cake if you like
Bake for 30-35 minutes

Date caramel

Remove the stones and put the dates in a mixer along with all other ingredients
Mix well and add some more water if required, until the desired consistency is achieved
Put on the cake and keep the rest refrigerated in a glass and use for cereal or similar things

The pears in combination with the spices just make such a delicious taste. And I really like pecans at the moment, somehow these are perfect autumn and winter nuts for me, probably because of their high calorie content. The body demands food for the harsh winter :-). The pears don’t make the cake too dry, and so it lasts longer than a day.

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It’s a perfect dessert after a delicious soup (you can find recipes here) or along with a cup of coffee or chai. I would say it’s ideal for a cozy autumn day.

I hope you now have the desire for this cake and will try the recipe soon. Don’t forget to tag me, I’m always very happy about your feedback. And do you already follow me on Pinterest? You can collect all recipes there.

Love, Verena

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