Pear Fondant Cake
A moist and delicately sweet cake infused with the rich flavor of ripe pears, perfect for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ripe pears
- 3 eggs
- 100g sugar
- 100g flour
- 50g butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F).
- Grease a round cake tin (about 8 inches in diameter) with butter, and lightly dust it with flour.
- Mix the melted butter, sugar, and eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract to the wet mixture.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients gently.
- Prepare the pears by peeling, coring, and slicing them into thin wedges.
- Fold in the sliced pears into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack.
Notes
Dust with powdered sugar before serving and enjoy with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: cake, dessert, pears, fondant, baking, sweet