Pear cake recipe

Pear Cake recipe

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
This delightful pear cake recipe is a perfect way to showcase the sweet and juicy flavors of this beloved fruit. Made with fresh pears, this cake is moist, tender, and bursting with natural sweetness. The combination of warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg adds a comforting aroma and taste to every bite. Topped with a light dusting of powdered sugar, this pear cake is a simple yet elegant dessert that is sure to impress.

Keywords: pear cake, recipe, fresh pears, warm spices, powdered sugar.

Pear cake recipe details

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Ingredients

1 kg	pears, peeled, cored and halved
150 g	soft butter
150 g	sugar
3 medium	eggs
300 g	flour
3 tsp	baking powder
1 tbsp	cocoa powder
1 dash(es)	cinnamon
1 dash(es)	nutmeg
125 ml	milk
100 g	walnuts, chopped
100 g	chocolate, chopped
	lemon juice
1 tbsp	rum
	butter
	icing sugar

Instructions

Whisk the butter and the sugar until creamy. Beat in the eggs. Sift in the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour in the milk and the rum. Add the chocolate and the nuts. Knead until well combined.

Preheat the oven to 180° C. Sprinkle the pears with the lemon juice. Line a buttered cake form with the dough. Lightly press in the pear halves. Bake for 40-50 minutes.

Serve the cake dusted with icing sugar.

Preparation time:
ca. 20 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a