Normandy pear cake, as the name speaks for itself, originates from Normandy in Northern France.
Below is one of the most delicious Normandy pear cake recipes you will ever get to try and your family/friends are going to thank you for it.
Read on!
Health Benefits
Normandy pear cake is high in calories (557 per serving), which makes it important for you to watch out for how much you eat of this!
The dessert is additionally packed with proteins, calcium, vitamins, and lots of sodium and potassium.
Ingredients
melted butter, to grease
caster sugar: 3/4 cup
butter, at room temperature: 150 g
Eggs: 2
plain flour: 225 g
baking powder: 3 tsp
sour cream: 125 g
pears, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped: 500 g
walnut halves, chopped: 55 g
sultanas: 65 g
mixed spice: 1 tsp
brandy: 60 ml
Honey: 2 tbs
double cream – to serve
How To Make Normandy Pear Cake
- Preheat your oven to 170C. Take a 23cm springform cake pan and brush with melted butter to lightly oil. Top the base with non-stick baking paper.
- Take a medium bowl and beat the sugar and butter in it using an electric beater, until pastel and creamy. Stir in eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition, until fully mixed.
- Dispense the flour and baking powder over the egg mixture and knead until just combined. Add in the sour cream.
- Now add pear, walnut, sultanas, and mixed spice to the cake mixture and whip until blended. Add the mixture to the prepared pan and even out. Make a small well in the center and bake in the oven for 50 minutes to an hour or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- In the meantime, Put a saucepan over low heat and add brandy and honey. Let cook, stirring continuously for 2 minutes or until honey melts and the mixture is blended.
- Using a skewer, pierce holes all over the facade of the cake.
- Empty the brandy mixture onto the hot cake. Let stay in the pan for 10 minutes to cool slightly and then transfer to a wire rack to cool down completely.
- Cut the cake into wedges and serve with cream.
Trivia
Culinary experts in Normandy, in Northern France, cherish utilizing dairy items in their food and this is one reason you should ensure you top each cut of the pear cake with a generous dab of cream.