Pear and Ginger Compote

Pear + Ginger Compote Cake

Pear + Ginger Compote Cake

If I could compote all the fruit in this fashion, I would (for flavour AND bestover inducing qualities).  But I can't.  Even with 2 fruit compotes - served at the nibs etc. popup atop nut butter and a Juice Pulp Breakfast Loaf - I still ended up with leftovers.  That needed rescuing.  Fast.  So I tossed it all into a cake, shoved it in the oven and crossed my fingers...