Chocolate and pear cake with chocolate chips. We know that pears and chocolate are an excellent combination in desserts!

Here is another really simple and quick recipe for a delicious and very soft dessert: the fluffy chocolate and pear cake with chocolate chips.

Perfect for the autumn period, during which many varieties of pears ripen.

For example, you can find the tasty Abate pears, with white and firm flesh, or the Williams pears, juicy and aromatic, with ivory-white flesh.

To decorate it, I set aside two pears that I peeled and thinly sliced, arranging them in a sunburst on the surface. In the center, I left a small space in which I placed a handful of chocolate chips, creating a beautiful sunflower of pears and chocolate.

Let’s see how to make it together right away!

Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 10/12
Cooking methods: Electric Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients for the Chocolate and Pear Cake

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 eggs (room temperature)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
5 tbsp butter
1/3 cup milk (room temperature)
1 packet baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
3 pears (1 diced and 2 for decoration)
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1 tbsp rum
1 pinch salt
Half lemon (zest grated)
1 tbsp brown sugar (for sprinkling the surface)
1 knob butter (for the baking dish)
as needed all-purpose flour (for the baking dish)
powdered sugar (for optional dusting)

Tools

Baking Pan
Kitchen Scales
Stand Mixer
Spatula
Parchment Paper
Sieve
Measuring Jug

Steps for the Cake

First, line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Grease and flour the sides. Preheat the oven to 340°F, static mode.
Beat the eggs with the sugar using an electric mixer until they become light and fluffy.
Melt the butter in a double boiler or microwave and let it cool.
Add it gradually to the eggs, also add the milk, the grated zest of half a lemon, the tablespoon of rum, and mix using the mixer again, but at reduced speed.
Now, with a spatula, fold in the flour and cocoa sifted with the baking powder and a pinch of salt.
Mix from bottom to top.
Peel one pear, dice it, and add it to the mixture.
Add part of the chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Smooth it out and then decorate the cake with 2 peeled pears, thinly sliced and arranged in a sunburst on the surface.
Leave a small space in the center, to be filled with a handful of chocolate chips.
A sprinkle of brown sugar on the pears.
Bake in the oven at 340°F for 50-55 minutes.
(Always perform the toothpick test without removing the cake completely from the oven)
Your chocolate and pear cake is ready.
Before removing it from the base, wait until it has cooled.
Serve it with a light dusting of powdered sugar if desired.
Enjoy your meal.