Dessert for 12
Chocolate Pear Pudding Cake
This rich gluten-free cake combines chocolate, almonds, mascarpone, and ripe pears before baking until soft and set.
$4.90for 4 servings
$1.22 per serving$4.90 for 4
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- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 7 oz | $2.82Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 7 oz | $3.17Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Mascarpone$0.45/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $1.59Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $2.47Typical price |
| Peaches, pears, plums$2.49/lb typical | 1.5 lb | $3.74Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $14.69 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 200 g butter chopped into small pieces
- 200 g dark cooking chocolate chopped into small pieces
- 3 eggs
- 175 g golden caster sugar
- 100 g mascarpone or soft cheese
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g ground almonds
- 30 g cocoa powder plus extra to serve
- 4 very ripe pears peeled
- icing sugar for dusting (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Melt the butter and chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water, stirring until smooth.
- Whisk the eggs, sugar, mascarpone, and vanilla in a large bowl, then stir in the melted chocolate mixture.
- Fold in the ground almonds and cocoa powder, spread the batter in the pan, and press the peeled pears into it.
- Bake for 40 minutes, until the center is set and the eggs are fully cooked.
- Cool the cake for 10 minutes, then dust it with cocoa powder or icing sugar.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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