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PEAR CAKE

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Serves: 6

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This is a family recipe - I make it every fall when friends and family with gardens (and pear trees) bring me pears. It's really yummy with ice cream, vanilla or caramel preferably.

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Ingredients

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  • 250 grams unsalted butter
  • 300 ml sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 300 grams flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 tablespoons milk (or cream)
  • 6 pears (between 2 and 6, depending on size and personal taste - I like this cake with quite a lot of pears)
  • demerara sugar (for sprinkling on top)

Method

  1. In an electric mixer, mix butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at the time, and stir well.
  2. Sift the flour and baking powder together, mix some of it onto the batter, then add some of the milk, then some of the batter....etc. until all is blended. But mix as little as possible.
  3. Smear half of the batter in a buttered spring form ("medium" sized, 23 cm or so).
  4. Peel and take out the core of the pears, cut in pieces, and spread out on the bottom. Cover with the rest of the batter, and add a new layer of pear pieces if you like. Just push them a little down into the batter. Sprinkle with demerara sugar.
  5. Bake in oven, 180 C (350 F) for 30-45 minutes, depending on the amount of pears used. (Many pears - more moist - more time.) But check after 30 minutes to be sure. Ready when a cake tester comes out clean. This can also be made as a loaf cake, just adjust the cooking time and temperature.

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  • Absolutely delightful. I made this today, using Gluten Free flour. Now I have tried and tested it, I will use this recipe all the time.

    Posted by belindalombard on 27th Jan 2013 at 19.52