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Chocolate & pear cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chocolate & pear cake

20 ingredients 45 min CUTS INTO 10 slices openrecipes
Chocolate & pear cake

A decadent sponge with moist pears and crunchy nuts, topped with a soured cream and dark chocolate frosting

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1324
Calories
36g
Protein
55g
Fat
176g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Hazelnut not in our table 0
Macadamia Nut not in our table 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

  • 250g pack butter , melted, plus a little extra for the tin
  • 250g caster sugar
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 50g wholemeal flour
  • 100g ground almonds
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • good grating nutmeg
  • 50g whole hazelnuts , finely chopped
  • 50g whole almonds with skins on, finely chopped
  • 50g pistachios , finely chopped
  • 50g macadamia nuts , finely chopped
  • 100g dark chocolate , finely chopped, or dark chocolate chips
  • 3 large eggs , beaten
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 2 pears , peeled, cored and diced
  • 300ml pot soured cream
  • 100g dark chocolate , broken into chunks
  • 100g milk chocolate , broken into chunks

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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