Pear Coffee Cake

½ cup maple syrup
⅓ cup oil
4 tbs flax seed
¾ cup hot water
1 tsp vanilla

3 ripe pears, diced

2 cups whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg, ginger, allspice, cardamom
⅛ tsp white pepper

Combine each set of ingredients, then mix together. Spread into 8x8 pan, bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes.