Chocolate and pear cake
This cake is a must for any baker. The pear adds a lovely sweetness and makes the cake very moist.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 220g wholemeal pastry flour
- 4 tablespoons soft brown sugar
- 12 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 large eggs
- 180ml strong brewed coffee, cooled
- 180ml buttermilk
- 125ml vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 large pears (peeled, cored and sliced)
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:55min ›
Ready in:1hr10min
- Preheat the oven to 190 C / Gas mark 5. Put a circle of baking parchment in the bottom of a 25cm (10 in) cake tin and lightly oil the parchment and the inside of the tin.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Mix thoroughly until blended.
- Line the bottom of the tin with the sliced pears in a circular design and pour the mixture on top of the pears. Bake for 55 minutes, or until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
- Place on a rack and let it cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the sides of tin to loosen it and gently turn it out. Allow to cool completely before serving.
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Reviews in English (4)
Has anyone made this? 12 tblsps cocoa powder seems an awful lot. Won't the cake be black and bitter? Is it a typo? 2 would be plenty - 26 Oct 2014
Delicious - added chocolate (dark) bits and almond slices - 24 Feb 2011 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)
Altered ingredient amounts. Reduced the sugar by a 1/3 Added 1/4 block of dark cooking chocolate (broken into pieces) Added 2/3 packet of almond slices Kids loved - 24 Feb 2011 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)