Easy pear cake with spiced whipped cream and walnuts

Name: Easy pear cake with spiced whipped cream and walnuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 4 pears; 2 cups flour; 1 lemon; 1.75 sticks butter; 1 cup sugar; 4 eggs; 0.5 tbsp baking powder; 1.5 oz walnuts; 1 tbsp water; 1 cup cream; 1 tbsp vanilla sugar; 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; salt; butter (for greasing); flour (for dusting); 1 tbsp confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

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Marco Hartz

Chef at Kitchen Stories

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"The best and quickest pear cake in the world. Just like grandma's apple pie, it takes you right back to your childhood."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

15 min

Baking

45 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

1⅓

pears

66⅔ g

flour

⅓

lemon

66⅔ g

butter

60 g

sugar

1⅓

eggs

1⅓ g

baking powder

13⅓ g

walnuts

⅓ tbsp

water

66⅔ g

cream

⅓ tbsp

vanilla sugar

⅛ tsp

ground cinnamon

⅓ pinch

ground nutmeg

salt

butter (for greasing)

flour (for dusting)

⅓ tbsp

confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

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Utensils

oven, springform pan (10 in.), fine grater, 2 large bowls, hand mixer with beaters, bowl (small), cutting board, knife, toothpick, fine sieve

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Nutrition per serving

Cal700

Fat41 g

Protein9 g

Carb79 g

Step 1/ 4
- butter (for greasing)
- flour (for dusting)
- ⅓ lemon
- 66⅔ g butter
- 53⅓ g sugar
- 1⅓ eggs
- 66⅔ g flour
- 1⅓ g baking powder
- salt
- oven
- springform pan (10 in.)
- fine grater
- large bowl
- hand mixer with beaters
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F top/bottom heat. Grease a springform pan and dust with flour. Finely grate 1 tsp lemon zest. In a large bowl, combine butter, most of the sugar, a pinch of salt and the lemon zest and beat with a hand or stand mixer on high speed for at least approx. 3 min. Gradually add in the eggs and continue beating. Then add the flour, baking powder and mix everything into a smooth cake batter ensuring there are no lumps left.
Step 2/ 4
- 13⅓ g walnuts
- ⅓ tbsp water
- 6⅔ g sugar
- 1⅓ pears
- bowl (small)
- cutting board
- knife
Mix the walnuts in a small bowl with water and the remaining sugar. Peel and halve the pears and remove the core. Slice the pieces lengthwise into thin wedges. Preserve some for garnish. Slice the remaining pear wedges into bite sized pieces. Then add to the mixing bowl and fold them into the cake batter. Pour the mixture into the greased springform pan. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the preserved walnuts.
Step 3/ 4
- toothpick
Transfer the cake to the preheated oven on the middle rack and bake for approx. 40–45 min., until it is baked through and the top is nicely browned. Use a toothpick to test if the batter is baked through, before taking it out of the oven.
Step 4/ 4
- 66⅔ g cream
- ⅓ tbsp vanilla sugar
- ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅓ pinch ground nutmeg
- ⅓ tbsp confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)
- large bowl
- fine sieve
At the end of the baking time, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool slightly before removing it from the tin. Meanwhile, in a deep mixing bowl use a hand mixer to whip the cream together with the vanilla sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Chill until ready to serve. Dust the top of the cake with confectioner's sugar and serve with the spiced cream. Garnish with some preserved pear wedges.
Enjoy your meal!