Description
An elegant French almond pear cake made with finely ground almonds, soft butter, thinly sliced pears, and topped with crunchy sliced almonds.
Ingredients
1 firm pear, thinly sliced
¾ cup sliced blanched almonds
6 tablespoons white sugar, divided
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease an 8-inch round cake pan.
2. Pulse ½ cup of the sliced blanched almonds with 2 tbsp of the white sugar in a food processor until finely ground.
3. Cream softened butter and remaining 4 tbsp white sugar together until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract.
5. Fold in ground almond mixture, all-purpose flour, and salt just until combined.
6. Spread batter into pan, top with thinly sliced pear and remaining ¼ cup sliced almonds, then bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Notes
Use a firm pear so the slices hold their shape. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing for clean slicing.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 16g
- Protein: 5g