Ingredients
Makes: 1 cake
- 125g butter
- 50g golden caster sugar
- 4 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
- 2 to 3 pears
- 100g caster sugar
- 125g self raising flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
Method
Prep:20min ›
Cook:50min ›
Extra time:10min ›
Ready in:1hr20min
- Preheat oven to 170 C / Gas 3.
- Cream 1/3 of the butter with the golden sugar. Mix in 3 tablespoons of the amaretto.
- Spread the mix over the bottom of a round 23cm cake tin. Cut the pears in half and remove the cores, then slice. Arrange the pear slices in a fan shape in the pan.
- Mix the remaining butter with the caster sugar, flour, eggs and milk. Spread over the pears.
- Bake until a tester comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Leave in the tin for 5 to 10 minutes to cool. Remove to a wire rack to finish cooling, and drizzle over the remaining tablespoon of amaretto.
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Reviews & ratings
Average global rating:
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Reviews in English (2)
1
Fabulous-- moist, sticky light! Full of flavour and easy!! Cake or pudding- delightful! - 25 Sep 2013
0
made this today and its a brilliant recipeThis is quickly going to be a firm favourite in our house. I went out especially to buy the Amaretto. So glad I did. - 30 Sep 2017