Pear chocolate cake
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45 min
Pears and chocolate make a perfect, classical, combination of flavours. This cake is super yummy yet simple enough to be made quickly.
MargheritaD
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Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 3 small Williams pears, peeled and chopped
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 130g dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 75g butter
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 100g granulated sugar
- 100g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:45min
- Place the pear in a bowl with lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Toss and let sit while preparing the cake.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Line a 21cm round cake tin with parchment.
- Melt 100g of the chocolate with the butter in a double boiler or in the microwave.
- Beat the eggs with 100g sugar until pale and fluffy. Sift in the flour mixed with the baking powder and stir gently, with a bottom-up movement. Add melted chocolate and mix till smooth.
- Pour the mixture in the prepared tin and spread evenly. Add the pears, pressing a few into the centre of the cake and leaving the others on the top. Sprinkle the top with the remaining chocolate, finely chopped.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a rack before slicing.
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Reviews & ratings
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Enjoyed this cake. For some reason it took quite a long time to bake. Definitely would make this again. - 06 Feb 2017