Ginger-pear Cake

Ingredients

130 gr granulated sugar
110 gr packed brown sugar
60 ml cooking oil
3 egg whites
130 gr all purpose flour
32 gr wheat flour
30 gr crystallized ginger
7 gr baking soda
1 gr nutmeg
500 gr unpeeled pears
230 ml low-fat vanilla yogurt
5 gr crystallized ginger

Instructions

-(finely chopped) Spray a 6-cup fluted tube pan or a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick coating. (If using a fluted pan, dust with all-purpose flour.) In a mixing bowl combine the sugars, oil, and egg whites. Stir mixture till well blended. Add the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, the 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, baking soda, and nutmeg. Stir mixture just till moistened. (Batter will be thick.) Stir in shredded pears. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake in a 180ÂșC oven for 50 to 55 minutes for the tube pan or 25 to 30 minutes for a 13x9x2-inch pan or till a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. (For the tube pan, cool on wire rack 15 minutes before removing cake from pan.) Cool completely. For topping, in a bowl combine yogurt and the 1 teaspoon crystallized ginger. Cover and chill several hours before serving. To serve, dollop each serving wtih the ginger-yogurt topping. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.