Pear Cake
I love going to the market and finding something I wasn’t intending on buying. This week, I just couldn’t resist buying these delicious looking Rosemarie Pears. I like the orange/red color, and the texture of these pears are wonderful. They taste juicy, soft and sweet. Ideal for any dessert, which is why I decided to make a simple and sweet cake. Nothing extravagant, but something we like to enjoy with a good tea on the side.
Now, It’s time to join Fiesta Friday #108 with Angie and also thanks to Suzanne @ apuginthekitchen and Zeba @ Food For The Soul for co-hosting this week!
Serves: 8/10 slices
Ingredients:
- 300g of all purpose flour/plain flour
- 180g of caster sugar
- 150g of salted butter (cut into small pieces)
- 5g of baking powder
- 5 pears (Rosemarie)
- 4 medium eggs
- 80ml of milk
- Roasted sliced almonds
- Icing sugar (for dusting)
- Apricot jam
Procedure:
- Grease a round cake pan (23 centimeters).
- Preheat the oven to 180C degrees.
- In a large bowl beat the sugar and the soft butter with an electric mixer until it becomes light and creamy.
- Add the 4 eggs, one by one and mix.
- Pour the milk and mix
- Pour the flour and the baking powder, mix until smooth.
- Add 2 pears cut into small pieces and mix with a spatula.
- Slowly pour the mixture into the cake pan.
- Peel and cut the rest of the pears
- Add the sliced pears on the top of the cake.
- Bake for 45 minutes (more or less depending on the oven) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and set aside for 20 minutes.
- Place the cake on a serving plate.
- Warm the apricot jam in a saucepan over low heat.
- Brush the top of the cake with apricot jam.
- Sprinkle the cake with roasted sliced almonds and dust it with some icing sugar.
- Enjoy with a flavorful cup of tea on the side.
Bon Appétit.
PS: Don’t slice your pears before the procedure as they will turn brown!
Linda this beautiful cake, with the juicy pears and almonds on top is so my kind of cake, I feel like baking it right now! 🙂
Thank you so much Ronit, I really appreciate your nice comment. Have a wonderful week! 🙂
Stunning Linda x
Thanks a lot Dimple! 🙂 xx
Omg the cake is so beautiful!! I just wanna eat it right now 😋
Thank you kindly Smiling Notes! 🙂 Have a nice week!
That cake is a thing of beauty 🙂 and great tip about the pears xx
Thank you so much. Have a wonderful week Elaine! 🙂 xx
The pear cake looks so delicious, Linda.. I certainly must try it out sometime soon.
Thanks a lot Ahila and I’m so glad you like it. Do let me know how it turns out and have a nice week! 🙂
Awesome 🙂
Thank you so much! 🙂
A gorgeous looking cake Linda and such a good recipe!!
Thank you so much Sonal, I really appreciate your kind words! 🙂
Love your simple cake adorned with the pears and almond topping. Brilliant Linda!
Thank you so much Loretta. Pear season is the best! 🙂 Have a nice week!
Beautiful cake!
Thank you so much Hilda! 🙂
Delicious looking cake Linda. I was planning to look up a nice dessert with pears which are in full season here. And lo and behold! I have this tried and tested beauty right in front of my eyes. Thanks for sharing 👍☺
Thank you so much Ana for your nice comments, I really appreciate them. I hope you get to try it. This season pears are really juicy and tasty! 🙂 Have a nice day! xx
What a beautiful cake Linda! This is absolutely all that needs to be done with some lovely baking fruit. It let’s the fruit speak for itself, as you said, goes perfectly with a cup of tea 🙂
Thank you very much Laurie. I’m glad you liked it. I made two cakes this week and this year the pears are extremely soft and sweet. I’m thinking about ‘pears belle Hélène’ for this week 😉 Have a nice day! 🙂
Such a beautiful cake , Linda ! Looks so moist & delicious 🙂 I like these kind of cakes , perfect with tea or coffee 🙂
Thank you so much Freda for your lovely comment. Have a nice day! 🙂
You too Linda 🙂
I love pears, especially this time of year, when other fruits are so out of season here. This cake looks so delicious and lovely!
Thank you so much jenny. I love pears too, they are a delicious fruits and I love them in sweets! 🙂
Yum! I have been ogling the pears at the veggie markets, and your cake has now inspired me to get busy and make something delicious with them! Thanks, Linda! 😀
Thank you so much Julianna. I hope you will give it a try, it’s really delicious! 🙂
Wow beautiful looking cake Linda…. wish I could grab few slices right now. ..
Thank you Chitra. I would love to send you a large slice, so good with cup of tea! 🙂
Thatz so sweet of you …Thank you Linda…:).:)
You called this a “simple cake”, Linda… It may be few ingredients and simple to make, but it sure is pretty! I love pears and I imagine the flavors are wonderful! Thank you. 🙂
Thank you so much Nancy, I really appreciate your nice comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the post. Have a nice day! 🙂
Beautiful! I usually don’t click on desserts, but this is so pretty! YOu’re so talented.
Wow, thank you so much for your lovely comments! 🙂 Have a nice day!
Beautiful presentation, Linda. You really need to open up a bakery!
Thank you very much Patty, hopefully one day and you will be the first in line! 😉
You bet!!
This is one beautiful cake! I love pears and can’t say i’ve ever herd of this variety but I think they must be similar to Bartlette pears?
Thank you so much Julie. This variety of pears are from South Africa, similar to Bartlett pears. Sweet and juicy. Have a nice day! 🙂
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Thank you so much! 🙂
I bet this is all gone, but can you make a new batch for me? 😀 This looks so pretty, Linda. I am sure it’s delicious, too. 😛 I hope you are enjoying the week. x
Thank you so much Jhuls. I’m thinking how I can send you a cake. It was indeed 😛 Have a lovely week ahead! 🙂 xx
I love your close up of the inside of your cake – even though I just finished lunch I sure would enjoy a slice of that yummy cake 🙂
Thank you Judi. The cake was very yummy and the pears sweet and juicy! 🙂
I’m sipping my cup of coffee and I would love a bit of your gorgeous, tempting cake. It’s simply gorgeous!
Thank you so much Francesca. Have a wonderful day! 🙂
I love pears in things and on their own, and this cake looks fantastic as well. Delicious!
Thank you Caroline! 🙂
This cake looks yummy! Glad I stumbled upon your blog ^^
Thank you so much, I really appreciate! 🙂
Such a beautiful looking cake Linda, love how you’ve finished it off with the sliced almonds and dusting of icing sugar… so utterly delicious! M.xx
Thanks a lot Margot for your lovely comment. The cake was really nice and so simple to make. I hope you give it a try! 🙂 xx