Pear-Almond Cake
- Total Time
- 1 hour 10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2pounds ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced
- Juice of one lemon
- â…”cup butter at room temperature
- 1cup sugar
- 2eggs
- 1cup flour
- ½teaspoon baking powder
- ½teaspoon salt
- ½teaspoon almond extract
- ½cup sliced almonds
- 2tablespoons eau de vie de poire (optional)
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
407 calories; 20 grams fat; 10 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 7 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 57 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 37 grams sugars; 5 grams protein; 188 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Butter and flour 9-inch springform cake pan.
- Step 2
Toss pears with half of lemon juice and set aside.
- Step 3
Cream 8 tablespoons of butter ( ½ cup) with ¾ cup of sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well. Sift in flour, baking powder and salt and add remaining lemon juice and almond extract. Stir until ingredients are incorporated. Batter will be thick.
- Step 4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Step 5
Spread batter in cake pan and cover with sliced pears. Dot with tablespoon of butter. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar, then scatter almonds on top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and dot with remaining butter.
- Step 6
Bake about 50 minutes, until very lightly browned. Allow cake to cool slightly before removing sides of pan. If desired sprinkle finished cake with eau de vie de poire. Serve cake warm or at room temperature. Do not refrigerate. Whipped cream, ice cream or bittersweet chocolate sauce go well with it.
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@Taylor, took your advice and cut back sugar, using 2/3 cup in batter instead of 3/4 cup and still very sweet. But I did not have a problem with batter being too thick. In fact, I used the cup of flour 1/2 cup almond flour and was still easy to spread. Did you perhaps forget the eggs? That would make it flat and thick.
Way way way too sweet for my taste. Could have used half the sugar in the batter and much less on top. This cake was very flat and dense. As others have noted, the batter is super thick. Mine only took about 40 minutes to bake. As always, watch the cake and trust your nose rather than the stated baking time. I won’t be baking this one again.
It was okay. Things to note. The batter was very thick. Had to spread it like it was a frosting to make it go to the bottom of the pan. Two lbs of pears is way too much. Probably1 lb is enough. It was on the salty side. Did love the almond flavor, at least.