This is a quick and easy cake, which doesn't take much time to prepare, although does take almost an hour to cook, but if the oven's on and you need to use up some pears, well....
PEAR, HAZELNUT AND CHOCOLATE CAKE
100g blanched hazelnuts - I had a packet of powdered/ground hazelnuts, so used them
140g self-raising flour
175g butter , cut into small pieces
140g golden caster sugar
2 large eggs , beaten
4 small, ripe pears
50g dark chocolate , chopped into small chunks
2 tbsp apricot jam
Preheat the oven to fan 140C/ conventional 160C/gas 3. Butter and line the base of a 20cm round cake tin. Grind the hazelnuts in a food processor until fairly fine. Add the flour and mix briefly. Add the butter and pulse until it forms crumbs. Add the sugar and eggs and mix briefly. Peel, core and chop two of the pears. Stir the pears and chocolate lightly into the cake mixture.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Peel, core and slice the remaining pears and scatter over the top of the cake. Press down lightly and bake for 50-60 minutes, until firm to the touch. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool on wire rack. Warm the jam and brush over the top. Serve warm or cold.
PEAR, HAZELNUT AND CHOCOLATE CAKE
100g blanched hazelnuts - I had a packet of powdered/ground hazelnuts, so used them
140g self-raising flour
175g butter , cut into small pieces
140g golden caster sugar
2 large eggs , beaten
4 small, ripe pears
50g dark chocolate , chopped into small chunks
2 tbsp apricot jam
Preheat the oven to fan 140C/ conventional 160C/gas 3. Butter and line the base of a 20cm round cake tin. Grind the hazelnuts in a food processor until fairly fine. Add the flour and mix briefly. Add the butter and pulse until it forms crumbs. Add the sugar and eggs and mix briefly. Peel, core and chop two of the pears. Stir the pears and chocolate lightly into the cake mixture.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Peel, core and slice the remaining pears and scatter over the top of the cake. Press down lightly and bake for 50-60 minutes, until firm to the touch. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool on wire rack. Warm the jam and brush over the top. Serve warm or cold.
This is my kind of cake. It looks delicious and as it has pears in it, obviously good for you as well !!
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