Bittersweet chocolate pear cakes
Published: March 25, 2015 at 3:08 PM
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serves 6
Total time: 1 hr and 20 mins
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Luscious, smooth and downright indulgent this recipe will put a smile on your face. These little cakes have a secret melted chocolate centre inside each pear.
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Bake these rich and indulgent chocolate pear cakes, then also try our classic pear cake and Dorset apple cake.
Ingredients
Nutrition
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6 ripe baby or small pears
peeled
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50g plain chocolate
cut into 6 chunks
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½ lemon
juiced
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125g unsalted butter
very soft
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150g light muscovado sugar
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2 eggs
beaten
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2 tbsp cocoa
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½ tsp baking powder
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125g self-raising flour
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1 tbsp strong espresso
cooled
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warmed chocolate toffee sauce
Merchant Gourmet makes a good one
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal0
- fat0g
- saturates0g
- carbs0g
- sugars0g
- fibre0g
- protein0g
- salt0g
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Method
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step 1
Heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4. Butter six 300ml ovenproof teacups or ramekins and line the bases with circles of baking parchment.
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step 2
Cut a sliver off the pear bases and keep. Use a small knife to hollow out the cores. Place a chunk of chocolate inside each pear and replace the bases. Sprinkle with a little lemon juice to stop them browning while you make the cake mixture.
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step 3
Beat the butter and 125g sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten egg then sift the cocoa, baking powder and flour over.
Fold in the espresso. Divide the cake mix between the cups and push a pear into each so they sit upright in the mixture.
There should be about a 2cm gap between the top of the cups and the top of the cake mix.
Sprinkle the pears with the remaining sugar. -
step 4
Cook in the centre of the oven for 25-30 minutes until well risen and springy. Leave for 5 minutes then run a sharp knife around the edges to release them and leave on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
Unmould (or serve in their cups if you like) and serve with chocolate toffee sauce.
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