Pear Cake with Grappa Sauce Recipe

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Pear Cake with Grappa Sauce
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups plus 1 tbsp sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp grappa
  • 1 firm-ripe bose pears
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp grappa

Directions:

  1. Make pear cake: Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly butter and flour an 8 1/2-inch springform pan, knocking out excess flour.
  2. In a bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, and baking powder. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy and beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in flour mixture and milk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until just combined after each addition, and stir in grappa. Peel and core pears and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Fold pears int batter with raisins or prunes and pine nuts.
  3. Pout batter into prepared pan and sprinkle top with remaining tablespoon sugar. Bake cake in middle of oven until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack and remove side of pan.
  4. Make grappa sauce: In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs, sugar, and cinnamon until thick and pale. In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt butter and stir in egg mixture. Cook sauce, stirring constantly, until thickened and it registers 165°F on a candy thermometer, about 7 minutes. Remove bowl from pan and stir in cream and grappa.
  5. Serve cake with warm sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 6052.17 Kcal (25339 kJ)
Calories from fat 4069.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 452.18g 696%
Cholesterol 1948.82mg 650%
Sodium 487.69mg 20%
Potassium 2385.59mg 51%
Total Carbs 447.95g 149%
Sugars 244.12g 976%
Dietary Fiber 16.02g 64%
Protein 67.82g 136%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 9%
Vitamin A 4.5mg 151%
Iron 13.9mg 77%
Calcium 695.5mg 70%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 432.02 Kcal (1809 kJ)
Calories from fat 290.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.28g 696%
Cholesterol 139.11mg 650%
Sodium 34.81mg 20%
Potassium 170.29mg 51%
Total Carbs 31.98g 149%
Sugars 17.43g 976%
Dietary Fiber 1.14g 64%
Protein 4.84g 136%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 151%
Iron 1mg 77%
Calcium 49.6mg 70%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 157.9
    Points
  • 170
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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