Italian Pear Cake
Serves
10
Total Time
1hrs 25mins
Calories
317
An easy Italian pear cake is the perfect pairing with a cup of cocoa for breakfast or snack time. This cake is made with sweet and creamy mascarpone cheese and fresh pears, baked until tender and juicy.
- Unsalted butter85 gmelted
- Mascarpone cheese225 groom temperature
- Pear1peeled, sliced
- Pear1peeled, cut into bite-size cubes
- Egg2
- Vanilla extract1 teaspoon
- All purpose flour160 g
- Baking powder1 ¼ teaspoons
- Granulated sugar135 g
- Salt½ teaspoon
Ingredients
- 1. Pre-heat oven - 175°C / 350°F
- 2. Prepare a clean springform pan with parchment paper
- 3. Add unsalted butter, mascarpone cheese, egg and vanilla extract to a clean medium bowl and whisk until smooth
- 4. Add all purpose flour, baking powder, salt and granulated sugar to a clean small bowl
- 5. Mix the dry ingredients together with a whisk until evenly distributed
- 6. Add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredient in the medium mixing bowl and fold with a spatula until combined
- 7. Fold the diced pears into the batter
- 8. Transfer cake batter into the prepared cake pan, use the spatula to flatten the top down
- 9. Add sliced pears on the top. Brush pears with the reserved butter and sprinkle the reserved sugar over the top
- 10. Bake for 45 minutes until the top is light brown and an inserted toothpick in the middle comes out clean with just a few crumbs on it
- 11. Allow cake to cool completely before unmolding from the cake pan
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