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Anjou pear cake
Photo: David Holifield

Anjou pear cake

11 ingredients 15 min + 50 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Anjou pear cake

This fruity cake is at its best when made with melting, buttery pears

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

814
Calories
21g
Protein
18g
Fat
143g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

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

  • 50g butter , melted, plus extra for the tin
  • 500g ripe buttery pears , peeled, cored and roughly chopped
  • juice 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp poire William liqueur (optional)
  • 75g plain flour
  • 1 heaped tsp baking powder
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam , for the glaze
  • icing sugar , for dusting
  • crème fraîche , to serve

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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