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INGREDIENTS
DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM PREP. TIME: 20 MIN COOKING TIME: 50 MIN SERVINGS: 12 COST: LOW
5 RIPE PEARS, PEELED AND CUT
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7 EGG YOLKS
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7 EGG WHITES
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1/2 LB. (8 OZ.) (220 GR.) DARK CHOCOLATE, MELTED
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3/4 CUPS (150 GR.) GRANULATED SUGAR
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3/4 CUPS (95 GR.) ALL PURPOSE FLOUR, SIFTED
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1/2 CUP + 1 TBLSPOON UNSALTED BUTTER, ROOM TEMPERATURE
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1 TBLSPOON BAKING POWDER
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PINCH OF SALT
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RECIPE
HEAT OVEN AT 350°F
PLACE THE EGG WHITES AND PINCH OF SALT IN A MEDIUM BOWL. BEAT UNTILL THE EGG WHITES ARE VERY STIFF. SET A SIDE
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PLACE BUTTER AND SUGAR IN A LARGE BOWL AND MIX WITH ELECTRIC MIXER
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ADD THE MELTED CHOCOLATE AND MIX
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ADD THE EGG YOLKS AND MIX
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ADD THE SIFTED FLOUR AND BAKING POWDER, MIX WELL
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USING A SPATULA, FOLD THE EGG WHITES IN THE CHOCOLATE MIXTURE
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LINE A 9-INCH SPRING FORM PAN WITH PARCHMENT PAPER AND BUTTER IF YOU LIKE A THICKER AND TALLER CAKE (YOU WILL TASTE THE CHOCOLATE MORE)
LINE AN 11-INCH SPRING FORM PAN WITH PARCHMENT PAPER AND BUTTER IF YOU LIKE A THINNER AND LOWER CAKE (YOU WILL TASTE THE PEARS MORE) |
ADD THE PEARS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN, THE PEARS MUST BE VERY RIPE OR THEY WILL NOT COOK
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ADD THE CHOCOLATE MIXTURE AND PLACE IN THE PREHEATED OVEN FOR 50 TO 60 MINUTES OR UNTIL COOKED
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TAKE OUT OF THE OVEN AND COOL
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THIS CAKE WAS MADE WITH THE 9-INCH SPRING FORM PAN, DELICIOUS!!