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Italian Chocolate Pear Cake
Have you ever tried the combination of pears and dark chocolate? It's a real treat! In fact, this combo is widely used in baking to make a lot of pies, tarts and cakes!Chocolate pear cake is a classic Italian dessert with a unique sweetness! It's a delicious recipe, very easy to make and ready in minutes!
Ingredients
- 4 pears ripe but firm
- 170 g flour 1 ⅛ cups
- 30 g cocoa powder ¼ cup, unsweetened
- 170 g granulated sugar ¾ cup
- 70 g vegetable oil 5 tablespoons, such as Canola oil or Grapeseed oil
- 2 eggs
- 125 g yogurt ½ cup of plain whole milk yogurt, at room temperature
- 100 g chocolate chips 10 tablespoons, dark chocolate
- 14 g baking powder 1 tablespoon
Instructions
- First, turn the oven on to 180°C (350°F) so it will be at the right temperature when you need to bake the cake.
- Then, using a balloon whisk or an electric hand mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar for about 2-3 minutes, until the mixture becomes frothy and light.
- While you keep whisking, add the vegetable oil and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the powders (flour, cocoa and baking powder) and sift them together.
- Add the powders a little at a time to the eggs, sugar and oil mixture. Mix everything together very well. Finally, add the yogurt and stir.
- At this step, the dough is thick and dense, almost hard to mix. It has to be! Now add only 80 g (8 tablespoons) of dark chocolate chips, mix and set aside. Keep 2 tablespoons aside for decoration.
- Peel the pears and cut them into thin slices. The important thing is that the pears are firm and not too watery.
- Line a springform pan with baking paper and pour in the mixture.
- Now arrange the pear slices all around, covering the entire top of the cake. The trick to a wonderfully decorated chocolate pear cake is to not let the pear slices sink too far into the chocolate mixture. Some slices you push deeper, others you leave on the surface.
- Finally, spread the remaining chocolate chips on top as decoration.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40-45 minutes. The time is approximate and may change depending on your oven. Remember to NEVER open the oven for the first 30 minutes.
- Chocolate pear cake is ready when it's risen almost twice as much and if you stick a toothpick in, it comes out clean and dry. Remove from the oven and let cool at least 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 100gCalories: 513kcalCarbohydrates: 83gProtein: 7gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 281mgPotassium: 345mgFiber: 6gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 129IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 204mgIron: 3mg
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