Pear Almond Cake With Chocolate Chunks |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A rustic cake based on an Italian favorite. Bananas can be substituted for the pears, if desired. Ingredients:
1 cup flour |
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 cup sugar |
2 large eggs |
1 egg white |
4 ounces unsalted butter, melted (1 stick) |
2 large pears, peeled and cored and sliced thin |
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chunk |
1/2 cup blanched almond, sliced |
confectioners' sugar, for dusting |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Grease and flour a 9 inch cakepan or springform pan.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. In a larger bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup sugar and 2 eggs until pale yellow, about 2 minutes.
5. Whisk in butter.
6. Stir flour mixture in until just combined, don't over-mix.
7. Pour half of the mixture in pan, top with half the pear slices and half the chocolate; then pour the rest of the mixture and top with remaining pears and chocolate.
8. In a food processor, grind 1/4 cup almonds with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar; add egg white and process until smooth.
9. Drizzle almond mixture over cake, then sprinkle with remaining almond slices.
10. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
11. Let cool slightly, then dust with Confectioners' sugar.
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