Warm chocolate & pear cake

Method

• step 1

  Grease and line a 21cm spring-form cake tin with greaseproof paper and pre-heat the oven 190 D.

• step 2

  Break the chocolate into a heat-proof bowl and melt over a pan of barely simmering water or in the microwave. Set aside.

• step 3

  Mix the almonds, eggs, butter and sugar together until smooth. Pour in the chocolate and mix until smooth.

• step 4

  Pour the batter into the tin, press the pear halves/quarters around the tin and bake for 40-45 minutes. The cake should be very squidgy in the middle but not liquid. Remove from the oven and cool in the tin for 10 minutes.

• step 5

  Remove from the tin and serve with thick cream or vanilla ice cream.