INGREDIENTS | SERVES 6/8

3 eggs
170g of sugar
150g of butter
250g of plain flour
10g of baking powder
1 pinch of salt
2/3 pears (approx. 200 g)
1 tspn. of vanilla essence
80g of dark chocolate flakes

PREPARATION
Beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla essence and salt together until light and fluffy.
Add the softened butter and mix gently.
Add the sieved flour and the yeast.
Beat well until the mixture is smooth and uniform. Peel the pears, chop them into small pieces and add to the mixture.
Add the flakes of chocolate too.
Pour the mixture into a buttered cake tin which has been dusted with flour.

Select “DESSERT” from the “RECIPES” menu then the “CHOCOLATE PEAR CAKE” recipe and confirm.

TIPS AND VARIATIONS
• In alternative to the chocolate flakes, you can use 80 g of flaked almonds.
• Some of the pears can be cut into segments and arranged in a decorative sunburst pattern on top.
• The cake without chocolate can be served with custard flavoured with grappa.