French chocolate pear cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A fast, easy, and cheap French cake. It keeps a week, and is better when a little old. If I want to dress it up, I serve it with creme anglaise or whipped cream. Recipe originally from one of my adult students, Yves. Ingredients:
1 cup flour, plus |
3 tablespoons flour |
6 egg whites |
3/4 cup sugar |
1/3 cup applesauce |
4 tablespoons cocoa |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 (32 ounce) can pear halves in natural juice, drained and cubed |
Directions:
1. Spray a 9 or 10 pan, ideally a springform, with cooking spray.
2. Combine egg whites, sugar and vanilla, add and stir in cocoa, flour and baking powder.
3. Stir in apple sauce.
4. Carefully stir in the cubed pears, (count out 6 half-pears, eat any extras).
5. Pour batter into greased pan and bake at 350° for about 45 minutes.
6. Cool and unmold, dust with cocoa and/or powdered sugar to decorate.
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