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.
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.
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.
It’s a perfect dessert after a delicious soup – like my warming pumpkin soup with pears – 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.
If you love this pear spice cake, my baking corner has more autumn treats waiting for you: I put the rich apple and pear harvest to just as good use in my moist vegan apple cake with crumbles, and if you adore those warming spices you'll also love my chai banana bread. I'd be so happy if you bake this cake, and I can't wait to hear how you like it.
