Dark Chocolate Pear Cake, a delicious moist cake made with fresh pears and rich dark chocolate. A dessert everyone will love.
Dark Chocolate Pear Cake even the name sounds lovely doesn’t it? This is one of the Italian’s favourite Cakes. He loves it along side a cup of coffee or dunked in his cafe latte in the morning.
Personally I think it is wasted “dunked” but he says it is amazing.There are so many things that remind us of Fall and I have to say chocolate is one of those things for me.
Maybe because when I first moved to Italy and it was the start of summer all of a sudden there was no chocolate to be seen, anywhere, (except of course chocolate gelato).
Not in the grocery stores, not in the coffee shops not in friends’ houses, nope, nadda niente! Needless to say that was very devastating for me, I adore chocolate.
I would make a chocolate stash in the spring just to hold me out until the Fall.
So why you ask was there no chocolate in the summer? Well, because Italians believed that chocolate would make you even hotter, “calorosso”, (temperature wise hot!), not a good thing when temperatures would reach 40° celcius they would say.
How many things did I hear back then that would have me scratching my head or Laughing at Loud?
Dark Chocolate Pear Cake
But once fall hit, the Chocolate and the Chocolate Recipes would be flying. It seems no one could get enough. Easy to understand when it’s gone for three months!
This Dark Chocolate Pear Cake is one of those worth waiting for Fall cakes. Made with a delicious dark chocolate and lovely ripe pears make this a tasty moist cake, no need for any icing.
A little sprinkle of powdered sugar and you have the perfect dessert. I think the combination of Pears and Dark Chocolate were made for one another. Enjoy!
Dark Chocolate Pear Cake
Ingredients
- 5 1/4 ounces dark chocolate 150 grams
- 7 tablespoons butter 100 grams
- 1/2 cup sugar 120 grams
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt 125 grams
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 8 grams
- 1 cup flour 120 grams
- 2 ripe pears peeled and chopped
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 340° (170 celsius), grease and flour well an 8 inch cake pan (24 centimeters).
- In a small bowl over a pot of boiling water (make sure water does not touch bottom of bowl) melt chocolate (broken into pieces) and butter, when they have almost melted remove bowl from heat and stir until smooth. (let cool slightly).
- In a small bowl whisk together flour and baking powder.
- In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until creamy, add cooled melted chocolate, yogurt and flour mixture, beat until smooth, add chopped pears and combine gently with a wooden spoon, spoon into prepared cake pan. Bake for approximately 35 minutes (test with a toothpick). Let cool, remove from pan, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Enjoy!
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rachel says
Great recipe! Easy to follow and I appreciate having the metric measurements! The cake is cooling as I write this, and the kitchen smells divine. I added a handful of chocolate chips.
I also have an Italian in my kitchen – I’m sure he’ll love this recipe.
Rosemary says
Hi Rachel, thanks so much, glad you like it and I hope your Italian does too. Have a great weekend.
Liz says
Hi, I’m in Australia where we use either “self raising” or “plain” flour. Which do you use in your recipes please? It is not stated. Looks delicious by the way.
Rosemary says
Hi Liz, if I don’t specify the type of flour (eg self rising or pastry/cake flour) then it’s plain/all purpose flour. It’s funny I think every country has a different name for every type of flour. 🙂
Haze says
Hi, just wanted to check, is it 1 cup of flour or 1/2 cup? Because in the recipe it says 1 cup of flour but 120g? Isn’t 1 cup equivalent to 240g? Your clarification is much appreciated.. thanks!
Rosemary says
Hi Haze, one cup of flour is equal to 120-125 grams. Haha don’t scare me like that! Have a great weekend.
Abby skaggs says
Wonderful ! Enjoyed the chocolate & pear together. Thank you for sharing
Rosemary says
Hi Abby, so glad you enjoyed it.