Pear cake

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With spring the freshness of the fruits of the season sounds so good and this pear cake has a slight and so pleasant flavor that will want to repeat … Try it!

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INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

Pear
Eggs
All-purpose flour
Granulated sugar
Honey
Natural yogurt
Baking powder
Cinnamon powder

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE PEAR CAKE

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a bundt cake pan with margarine and dust with some flour.

Step 2: Wash, peel the pears and cut them into pieces. Place the pear peaces in a blender together with the yogurt, honey, cinnamon and blend on high for 15 seconds until a creamy mixture.

Step 3: Beat the eggs and the sugar until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Add the pear cream and mix for 3 to 4 minutes until it’s nicely incorporated. Add the flour mixed with the baking powder and beat until obtain a homogeneous and creamy mixture.

Step 4: Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes.

Step 5: When the cake is cooked, remove from oven and unmold onto a plate. Let cool to room temperature and serve.

TIPS FOR PEAR CAKE

1. When preheating the oven, make sure you have all ingredients ready to start making the cake.

2. Place the oven rack in the middle. This allows the hot air to circulate evenly around the cake, resulting in even cooking.

3. When placing the cake in the oven, the oven should not be too hot, if it is, the cake will rise too quickly and there will be no time for the inside of the cake to cook at the same speed (what often happens is the cake sinks in the middle). If the oven is too hot, leave the oven door open until the temperature drops a little.

4. Never open the oven door while the cake is baking. The kitchen temperature is always lower than the oven temperature, what will happen is that the oven temperature will drop and the risk of the cake sinks in the middle increases.

5. The first thing to do before taking the cake out of the oven, is to stick a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it's dry, it's cooked. Turn off the oven and leave the cake in the oven for another 5 minutes.

6. Do not open the oven door all the way, leave the door open about 10 to 15 centimeters (4 inches to 6 inches) and wait another 5 or 10 minutes so that the heat enters the kitchen and there is no temperature shock that causes the cake to collapse (the time depends on the season of the year, if it is summer leave it for about 5 minutes, if it is winter 10 minutes).

With spring the freshness of the fruits of the season sounds so good and this pear cake has a slight and so pleasant flavor that will want to repeat … Try it!

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Category:Breakfast, Cakes, Desserts, Recipes

Cuisine: Portuguese

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 12 slices

Prep Time:20 m

Cook Time:35 m

Total Time:55 m

Ingredients

2 pears
4 eggs
200 grams (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
125 grams (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
1 tablespoon honey
125 grams (4 1/2 ounces) natural yogurt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

Directions

Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a bundt cake pan (24 x 8 centimeters (9 1/2-inch diameter with 3 1/4-inch-high sides)) with margarine and dust with some flour.
Wash, peel the pears and cut them into pieces. Place the pear peaces in a blender together with the yogurt, honey, cinnamon and blend on high for 15 seconds until a creamy mixture.
In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the eggs and the sugar until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Add the pear cream and mix for 3 to 4 minutes until it’s nicely incorporated. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour mixed with the baking powder and beat until obtain a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
When the cake is cooked, remove from oven and unmold onto a plate. Let cool to room temperature and serve.