Chocolate cake with walnuts and pear
Pears and walnuts are a perfect match, and when they come together in a rich chocolate cake, the result is nothing short of heavenly. Serve the cake cooled and dusted with icing sugar.
Chocolate cake with walnuts and pear
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Coarsely chop 100 g of the chocolate and the walnuts. Combine them in a bowl and set aside.
Coarsely chop the remaining 180 g of chocolate and melt it together with the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat.
Preheat the oven to 180°C. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cane sugar, vanilla seeds, and cinnamon until light and airy. Stir in the coffee, followed by the melted chocolate mixture. Sift in the flour and gently fold it through the batter. Finally, fold in the chopped chocolate and walnut mixture.
Peel the pears, cut them into quarters, and remove the cores. Grease a 24 cm springform tin and coat it lightly with sugar, tipping out any excess. Pour the batter into the tin and arrange the pear quarters on top in a decorative pattern, such as a rosette. Dust with icing sugar.
Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool slightly in the tin before serving.