This recipe uses the Breville Quick Touch™ Crisp Microwave - crisps and browns foods that normally become soggy from standard microwave reheating.
Ingredients
1 cup golden syrup
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 2/3 cups plain flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
125g butter, chopped
1 egg
2 Williams pears, peeled, cored and quartered
Method
Combine golden syrup, sugar and milk into a microwave-safe medium-sized bowl. Select 50% and dial up 3 minutes. Press START button; Pause program and stir every minute; remove and set aside to cool
Place flour, baking powder, spices and butter in the bowl of a food processor and process until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the golden syrup mixture with the motor running and process until smooth. Add the egg and process until combined
Place the pears cut-side down into the base of a greased microwave-safe 20cm x 20cm square cake pan
Pour the cake mixture over the pears. Select 70% power and dial up 20 minutes. Press START button
Remove from microwave and allow cake to stand until completely cool
