French Pear Cake
with vanilla
I originally found this on davidlebovitz.com. It is one of my favorite recipes. You can substitute just about any fruit. Apples or quince work great.
What you will need
3/4 cup (90g) AP Flour
3/4 tsp (3g) baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup (170g) sugar
1 tsp (4g) vanilla
8 tbsp (225g) butter, melted
4 pears
How to cook
1
Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
2
Beat eggs until foamy. Whisk in sugar and vanilla.
3
Melt the butter and whisk half of it into the egg mixture.
4
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
5
Whisk in the remaining butter.
6
Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
7
Peel and halve the pears.
8
Remove the seed core with a small spoon. Slice out the stem.
9
Slice pears in wedges.
10
Fold the pears into the batter. Spread in a buttered baking pan.
11
Bake for 50 minutes
It looks best if you neatly arrange the pear slices on top before baking.
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