Pear and Chocolate Cake

The pear and chocolate cake is a dessert that is always very popular in my house for its taste and softness. Perfect for breakfast, it will also be appreciated by the whole family as a snack. Ideal for autumn and winter days, it pairs well with coffee or tea.

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Pear and Chocolate Cake
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Cheap
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Portions: 6 People
  • Cooking methods: Oven

Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 5.6 oz Sunflower Seed Oil
  • 2 cups Milk (or plant-based milk)
  • 3 Pears
  • 1 packet Baking Powder
  • 1.8 oz Dark Chocolate Chips
  • to taste Powdered Sugar

Tools

  • Cake Pan

Preparation

  • To make the pear and chocolate cake, mix the flour with the sugar, add the oil, milk, and eggs. Blend the ingredients until the mixture is smooth; finally, add the baking powder.

  • Peel and chop one pear and add it to the batter along with the chocolate, then pour everything into a springform pan, 9.5 inches in diameter, buttered and floured.

  • Slice the other two pears thinly, keeping the peel, and distribute the slices on top of the batter, pressing them down lightly. Bake in a preheated oven at 356°F for 40 minutes, perform the toothpick test.

  • Once baked, let it cool, serve on a serving plate dusted with powdered sugar.

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