The Homemade Pear and Chocolate Cake Recipe This rich, luscious cake is a good choice when you want to impress.

Ingredients:

9 tbsp unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing

1⁄2 cup cocoa powder, sifted, plus more

for dusting

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

3⁄4 cup sugar

4 large eggs, lightly beaten

2oz (50g) dark chocolate, chopped

(see Baker’s Tip)

2 pears, peeled, cored, and chopped

2⁄3 cup milk

confectioner’s sugar, for dusting

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease the pan with butter and dust with cocoa powder. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl.

2 Cream the butter with the sugar using a wooden spoon or an electric hand mixer until pale and creamy. Beat in the eggs. Then add the flour mixture gradually, adding a little of the milk each time until all of it is combined. Fold in the chopped chocolate and pears.

3 Pour the cake mixture into the prepared pan, put it in the oven, and bake for 30-45 minutes, or until firm and springy to the touch. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove from the pan, and transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool completely.

4 Sift over confectioner’s sugar before serving. STORE The cake will keep in an airtight container for 2 days.

Homemade Pear and Chocolate Cake