Imperfect Pear, chocolate and hazelnut cake

 

Serves: 8-10 

Prep: 20 minutes  

Cook: 45-55 minutes 

 

Ingredients  

4 eggs 

150g brown sugar  

1 tsp vanilla extract  

120g melted butter  

200g plain flour  

1 ½ tsp baking powder  

80g dark chocolate, roughly chopped  

100g roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped  

2 medium Imperfect pears, peeled and  cut into 1.5cm cubes  

Double cream to serve 

 

Method  

  1. Preheat the oven to 160℃ and grease and line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper.   
  2. Place the eggs, sugar and vanilla into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until tripled in volume (around 5 minutes). While the machine is still running, pour the melted butter in slowly and continue to mix until combined.  
  3. Sift the flour and baking powder over the top and fold through thoroughly. Fold through the chocolate, hazelnuts and pears and pour into the cake tin. 
  4. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until golden and just cooked through.  
  5. Serve warm or cold with double cream. 

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Ingredients for Imperfect Pear, chocolate and hazelnut cake

Pirovic Free Range Eggs x12 660g

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Harris Farm Eggs Free Range Eggs x12 660g

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Pear Packham Imperfect Each

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Harris Farm Eggs Barn Laid x12 660g

$4.49 ea
 

Coopers Free Range Eggs x15 800g

$7.99 ea
 

Harris Farm Butter Salted 250g

$4.29 ea
 

Pirovic Free Range Jumbo Eggs x10 700g

$7.69 ea
 

Pear Imperfect Each

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$1.69
 
 

Lurpak Butter Slightly Salted 250g

$5.80 ea
 
 

Pirovic Free Range Eggs x6 300g

$3.99 ea
 

Ballantyne Butter Salted Traditional 250g

$6.79 ea
 

Pirovic Cage Free Eggs x15 630g

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Narringa Homestead Free Range Eggs x12 700g

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Bulla Dollop Thick Cream 200ml

$3.80 ea
 
 

Harris Farm Hazelnuts Roasted 250g

$6.99 ea
 
 

Meander Valley Double Cream 200ml

$4.99 ea
 

McKenzie's Baking Powder 125g

$2.85 ea
 

Latteria Soresina Butter 250g

$3.99 ea
 

Golden Shore Brown Sugar 500g

$2.99 ea
 
 

Harris Farm Plain Flour 1kg

$1.40 ea
 
 
 

Coppertree Farms Butter Salted 200g

$4.99 ea
 

Chef's Choice Pure Vanilla Extract 100ml

$17.99 ea
 
 
 

Golden Shore Special White Flour 1kg

$3.49 ea
 
 

Chef's Choice Baking Powder 200g

$4.99 ea
 

Pirovic Cage Free Barn Laid Eggs x6 300g

$2.99 ea
 

Callebaut Cooking 55% Dark Chocolate 120-280g

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Lurpak Butter Slightly Salted 400g

$8.00 ea
 

Coppertree Farms Butter Unsalted 200g

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Caputo Pizzeria Flour 1kg

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Lurpak Butter Unsalted 400g

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Caputo Gluten Free Flour 1kg

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