Pear, Chocolate & Cardamom Cake

Name: Pear, Chocolate & Cardamom Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 315 g salted butter; 315 g brown sugar; 5 eggs; 315 g ground almonds; 50 g gluten free flour or plain flour; 1 tbsp ground cardamom; 2 ripe pears; 100 g dark chocolate; caster sugar for dusting

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Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings
12 servings
Calories
542 kcal
Course
Dessert

Pear, Chocolate & Cardamom Cake

Omar Parker

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Adapted from The Ethicurean Cookbook: Recipes, Foods and Spirituous Liquors, from our Bounteous Walled Garden in the Several Seasons of the year

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Ingredients

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315 g salted butter at room temperature, 11 oz
315 g brown sugar 1 ½ cups
5 eggs lightly beaten
315 g ground almonds 11 oz
50 g gluten free flour or plain flour ½ cup
1 tbsp ground cardamom
2 ripe pears peeled and sliced (or chopped if you prefer)
100 g dark chocolate roughly chopped, 3 ½ oz, 70% cocoa
caster sugar for dusting

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 160 celsius (320 Fahrenheit) and line the base and sides of a 23cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until pale and creamy. Switch the mixer to low and gradually add the beaten eggs followed by the ground almonds, flour and cardamom. Mix until combined.
Place half the cake mixture into the prepared tin and cover with half the pear and chopped chocolate. Cover with the remaining cake mixture and place in the oven for 20 minutes. Carefully remove the cake and push the remaining pieces of chocolate into the top of the cake and top with the remaining pear in whatever pattern you prefer. Sprinkle the pear with caster sugar and return to the oven to bake for a further 40 minutes, or until the cake is cooked and the centre of the cake springs back when lightly touched. Remove the cake from the tin and cool for at least 20 minutes before serving. Serve at room temperature or slightly warm with a dollop of cream.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 542kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 39g (60%) Saturated Fat 17g (85%) Cholesterol 124mg (41%) Sodium 222mg (9%) Potassium 165mg (5%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 31g (62%) Vitamin A 760IU (15%) Vitamin C 1.4mg (2%) Calcium 107mg (11%) Iron 2.8mg (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 542 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	542kcal	27%
Carbohydrates	42g	14%
Protein	9g	18%
Fat	39g	60%
Saturated Fat	17g	85%
Cholesterol	124mg	41%
Sodium	222mg	9%
Potassium	165mg	4%
Fiber	5g	20%
Sugar	31g	62%
Vitamin A	760IU	15%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	2%
Calcium	107mg	11%
Iron	2.8mg	16%