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Ingredients
Pear Chocolate Cake
- Ingredients
- 125 grams Dark chocolate
- 250 grams butter
- 220 grams sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 350 grams Pastry flour
- 100 grams ground almonds
- 2 Tbsps cocoa powder
- 1 packet Baking powder
- 180 milliliters milk
- 5 Pear
- 2 Tbsps lemon juice
- butter (for greasing)
- breadcrumbs (for dusting)
Preheat the oven to 190°C (approximately 375°F).
Coarsely chop chocolate and melt over a double boiler. Remove from heat and let cool.
Beat butter and sugar until creamy and mix in eggs and a pinch of salt. Gradually add chocolate. Combine flour with almonds, cocoa and baking powder. Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to butter mixture.
Peel quarter and core pears. Cut into narrow columns. Mix with lemon juice.
Grease a springform pan with butter and dust with breadcrumbs. Pour half of the batter into the pan and spread evenly. Add half of the pear slices, pour in remaining batter, spread and top with remaining pear slices. Bake for about 50 minutes.
Remove cake from oven and let cool. Release from pan, let cool completely, slice and serve.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 6,317 cal. | (301 %) | ||
| Protein | 118 g | (120 %) | ||
| Fat | 352 g | (303 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 677 g | (451 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 277 g | (1,108 %) | ||
| Roughage | 63.3 g | (211 %) |
Healthy, because
Pears contain a good combination of minerals for strong bones. Contained boron helps to incorporate calcium, which is also found in pears, into the bones. In addition, the fruits score points with valuable vitamins such as A, C and various B vitamins.
Even smarter
You can also prepare the juicy pear chocolate cake with other fruit. Apples, apricots or peaches, for example, are just as suitable for the delicious cake. So you can adapt the recipe according to the season.