Pear and Walnut Cake

Name: Pear and Walnut Cake
Total time: 18000 s
Yield: 10 generous slices
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2-3 whole pears; 150 gm softened butter; 160 gm brown sugar; 125 gm ground walnuts (can be blitzed in food processor); 120 gm plain flour; 1.5 tsp baking powder; 3 eggs; 1/2 tsp vanilla paste; 1 pinch salt

LeesLens @LeesLens

Australia

This is my Wonky Harvest Recipe, not so perfect pears can have a new lease on life in this delicious pear and walnut cake. #WonkyAutumn #MyCookbook #afternoontea

LeesLens @LeesLens

Australia

This is my Wonky Harvest Recipe, not so perfect pears can have a new lease on life in this delicious pear and walnut cake. #WonkyAutumn #MyCookbook #afternoontea

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Ingredients

1.5 hours

10 generous slices

2-3whole pears
150 gmsoftened butter
160 gmbrown sugar
125 gmground walnuts (can be blitzed in food processor)
120 gmplain flour
1.5 tspbaking powder
3eggs
1/2 tspvanilla paste
1 pinchsalt

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Steps

1.5 hours

1

Wash and dry your imperfect pears
2

Pre heat oven to 180 degrees
3

Grease and flour a loaf pan and line with baking paper
4

Mix butter with the sugar, salt and vanilla for 3-4 mins with a hand mixer
5

Mix in eggs one after another
6

Mix the flour, baking powder and ground walnuts together and add to the batter
7

Pour mixture into loaf pan and push the pears into the batter
8

Place in the oven and bake for 55 mins and until a skewer comes out clean (Note the pear juice will cause the cake to be moist)
9

Allow to cool well (approx 40 mins) and serve!