CHOCOLATE PEAR CAKE

By porklion

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 3 ripe pears, peeled, cored, and chopped into large chunks

Details

Servings 12
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from juliasalbum.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt - mix to combine.

Melt the butter and dark chocolate in a small bowl, using a microwave, or on a stove top in a small pan over low heat. Stir well.

Transfer melted chocolate mixture to a large mixing bowl, add granulated sugar, and, using electric mixer, beat on medium-high speed for a couple of minutes until the mixture is light in color. Add eggs and vanilla and continue beating to combine. Add flour mixture and milk, alternating between the two in two additions, into the chocolate mixture.

Pour the cake batter into the baking pan and place chopped pears on top of the cake batter. Alternatively, you can fold in chopped pears into the cake batter before adding the cake batter into the baking pan.

Dust with powdered sugar before serving: it will make this tasty cake look really pretty!

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