Pear, hazelnut & chocolate cake

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• weeble cooks

  10 March 2009

  weeble cooks rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I found this cake really easy to make. It took an extra 10 minutes to cook but looked & tasted perfect.

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• florence

  26 March 2009

  florence rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Cooked this for nearly two hours as suggested by others and it turned out really well. Took it into work and not a slice was left at the end of the day :)

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• sarah

  09 April 2009

  sarah rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious cake, which is so delicious warm. It's worth putting the apricot jam on the top and slicing and layering the pear slices attractively to give it a lovely french tart look. It doesn't rise as much as you expect it to, and the cooking times are way off. But once it's done, it's perfect, delicious and a wonderful combination of subtle flavours and textures.

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• Jo

  30 August 2009

  Jo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This cake was delicious! However, I too felt it needed a lot longer in the oven...almost double the time!

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• Speckled Egg

  27 September 2009

  Speckled Egg rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Everyone loved this. Did need a lot longer than stated though - 2 hours total in my case!

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• khitajrah

  28 September 2009

  khitajrah rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this to use up the last 5 pears before they went off. It was alright, but neither here nor there. I doubt I'd make it again. I used almonds instead of hazelnuts and cooked it for 55 minutes and it came out fine.

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• jacky. s.

  16 October 2009

  jacky. s. rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is an outstanding cake! I put toasted pecans on the top and it was really moreish. I have also used half dark and half milk chocolate and it didnt alter the flavour. Had to cook if for slightly longer than the recipe stated. I made this when I realised the pears were falling off my pear tree and the birds were getting them before us!! I will definatly be making it again.

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• belline

  19 October 2009

  belline commented on this recipe

  I made this over the weekend and it was enjoyed by all. It was wonderfully moist however next time I will omit the chocolate I thought the combination of pear and hazlenuts were perfect on their own and would also use less sugar next time. I also had a bit of an issue with the cooking time and thought it was my oven so I was glad to hear others had the same problem. I also just cooked it for longer and left it in the oven & tin for quite a while before taking it out. Overall, depsite the one or two little issues I thought it was a great recipe, really easy and I will definitely make it again....

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• glorious

  24 October 2009

  glorious commented on this recipe

  This cake is fab and really easy to make. It did take a bit longer in the oven than stated but all ovens vary and cake was worth the wait. We had it for desert last night. (Girls night in) and the rest for breakfast this morn. Soooooooo good

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• Patou

  25 October 2009

  Patou rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very tasty, the combination of pears and plain chocolate is wonderful and the ground hazelnuts make it extra luxurious. Needed a lot longer in the oven. Keep checking it.

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• Kimberly

  12 March 2010

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• Buntie

  20 April 2010

  Buntie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious - agree with other reviewers though; this takes way longer than the recipe suggests. I took it out after 80mins, determined to eat it, and it still wasn't firm in the centre. We ate it anyway, and absolutely loved it. Didn't have any apricot jam but served it warm with Baileys cream! Delectable! Will definitely make this again. Next time I'll chop the pears a little smaller though...

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• Beamy

  11 May 2010

  Beamy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I forgot to rate this recipe when I made it for the 1st time (over a year ago), and have since made it again. Both times it was DELICIOUS! I found that 5 pears were too many (using ones as small as I could find, 4 was more than enough) and being a chocaholic, I added 125g dark chocolate. It was really good. Make it.

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• EmilyRose4

  15 June 2010

  EmilyRose4 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Oh my goodness! Seriously delicious cake here! Have made this on a variety of occasions, always goes down a treat, although I do agree with everyone else about it taking longer to cook. Make sure the pears are ripe to get the full experience of lushness that this cake embodies!

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• Mart

  04 September 2010

  Mart commented on this recipe

  Beautiful Cake. Moist, delicious and definitely easy to make. Baking time in our fan oven at 140 took considerably longer.

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• Ay$e

  07 September 2010

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• mother*ship

  18 September 2010

  mother*ship rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Glad I'd read the comments so I knew to expect a longer coking time, found the result so moist it was really more of a pudding than a cake. I think next time I will alter the proportions to have a higher ratio of cake to fruit and a bit more chocolate! ;-)

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• Flour Covered Girl

  26 September 2010

  Flour Covered Girl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really nice flavour, and the top is a delicious hazelnutty crust. There is too much mix for a 20cm tin, which is probably why, after 60 mins at the stated temperature (yes, my oven does run at the proper temperature), the cake was still wet in the middle. 15 mins, and a 10 degree increase, and still it was soggy, but delicious - great flavours, contrasts, and texture (round the edges anyway!). Next time I'll increase the tin size, or temperature.

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• RhiannaJones

  03 October 2010

  RhiannaJones rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really tasty combination but I did think it was a little bit dry. Would try again, even if just because we have so many pears out of the garden and they need using up :)

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• LadyBugg

  21 November 2010

  LadyBugg commented on this recipe

  Delicious cake, great combination of hazelnut, chocolate and pear. I omitted the jam and kept in the oven for an extra 10 minutes. It turned out to have just the right amount of moist. Stil a cake but a mosit one. I will definitely repeat this recipe.

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Ingredients

• 100g blanched hazelnuts
• 140g self-raising flour
• 175g butter , cut into small pieces
• 140g golden caster sugar
• 2 large eggs , beaten
• 5 small, ripe Conference pears
• 50g dark chocolate , chopped into small chunks
• 2 tbsp apricot jam

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Difficulty and servings

Cuts into 8 slices

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Prep 30 - 40 mins

Cook 50 - 1 hr

Can be frozen

Ingredients

• 100g blanched hazelnuts
• 140g self-raising flour
• 175g butter , cut into small pieces
• 140g golden caster sugar
• 2 large eggs , beaten
• 5 small, ripe Conference pears
• 50g dark chocolate , chopped into small chunks
• 2 tbsp apricot jam

Per serving

470 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 47g, fat 30 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 3g, sugar 18g, salt 0.5 g

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