Photo: David Holifield
Pear Cake with Honey, Walnuts and Blue Cheese
18 ingredients
20 min + 40 min
1 cake
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This cake is one of those elegant dinner party cakes that is surprising easy to make. The combination of pear, honey and walnuts is a classic one, but blue cheese is pretty polarizing. Some people love it, while others will find it rather offensive, especially in a dessert. I used Kerrygold’s Cashel Blue Farmhouse Cheese but feel free to pick a blue cheese of your choice. Or serve it without (or on the side) for those who aren’t a fan.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1273
Calories
35g
Protein
51g
Fat
169g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Blue Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 lb (1 large or 2 medium) Bosc pears
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 57 g) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup (1 stick or 115 g) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup (75 g) dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (150 g) whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup (140 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (70 g) finely chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons blue cheese
Directions
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By eatthelove ·
Recipe sourced from
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