Method
1. Grease a clean round pan
2. Pre-heat oven - 175°C
3. Add salted butter to a clean small bowl then set aside
4. Add granulated sugar, water and lemon to a clean saucepan
5. Heat until just boiling
6. Simmer until golden brown - 5 min
7. Whisk in salted butter into caramel bit by bit until smooth, then set aside
8. Arrange pear slices in the round pan
9. Pour caramel onto the pears
10. Add all purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon and ground ginger to a clean small bowl
11. Whisk briefly until blended
12. Add salted butter and light brown sugar to a clean large mixing bowl
13. Cream together until light and fluffy - 3 min
14. Add eggs to the butter-sugar mixture one by one while mixing
15. Add vanilla extract and milk to the batter
16. Mix until just combined
17. Transfer dry ingredients to batter bit by bit while mixing
18. Transfer batter to the round pan
19. Bake until skewer tests clean - 35 min, 175°C
20. Let cool in pan - 10 min
21. Turn out carefully