Flourless Chocolate Pear Cake
Created by Mikekey on April 5, 2014
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #12385
Ingredients
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (chopped)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 large eggs (beaten until pale and fluffy)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted, Dutch process cocoa powder)
- 2 pears (ripe pears – halved, cored and thinly sliced)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375° F.
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Step 2: Spray a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper; spray paper.
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Step 3: Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth.
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Step 4: Remove from heat and whisk in sugar and cinnamon.
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Step 5: Whisk some of the warm chocolate/sugar mixture into the eggs to temper them and then add eggs to chocolate and whisk well.
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Step 6: Whisk in cocoa powder until just combined.
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Step 7: Pour batter into prepared pan and fan pear slices on top.
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Step 8: Bake until top has formed a thin crust, 25 to 30 minutes.
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Step 9: Cool in pan on a rack 5 minutes then remove sides of pan and transfer cake to a serving plate.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (78.7 g)
- Calories 206.6
- Total Fat - 12 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.3 g
- Cholesterol - 72.3 mg
- Sodium - 52.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 21.5 g
- Protein - 3 g
- Calcium - 21.3 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg