Gâteau Fondant aux Poires
A melt-in-your-mouth chocolate and pear cake, rich in flavor and nostalgia.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe pears, peeled and sliced
- 150g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)
- 100g butter (or coconut oil for dairy-free)
- 100g sugar (or coconut sugar/honey)
- 3 eggs (or flax eggs for egg-free)
- 100g all-purpose flour (or gluten-free blend)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Prepare the pears: Peel and slice them thin.
- Melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over simmering water.
- Combine the sugar with the melted chocolate mixture.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Combine the wet and dry mixtures by gradually adding the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture.
- Fold in the pear slices gently.
- Pour the batter into a greased and lined round cake pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until edges are set and a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack.
Notes
Dust the cake with powdered sugar and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Gâteau Fondant, Pear Cake, Chocolate Dessert, French Dessert, Baking