Dark Chocolate, Pear, Pistachio Cake
"This was proclaimed the best cake ever by my family at our Thanksgiving meal. It's from Technicolor Kitchen."
photo by BB2011
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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1 cake
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
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CAKE
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 7 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup pistachios
- 2⁄3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pear, cored and coarsely chopped
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CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- 1⁄3 cup heavy cream
- 3 1⁄2 ounces dark chocolate
- pistachios, for decorating
directions
- CAKE.
- Preheat oven to 350°F Butter a 9in springform cake pan, then line the bottom with baking paper and butter the paper.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Process the chocolate and pistachios in a food processor until coarse crumbs form.
- Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add eggs one at a time, beating until well combined, then beat in the vanilla.
- Stir the flour mixture into the butter/sugar mixture, then add the pistachio and chocolate mixture and the pear.
- Pour into the springform pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 30-40 minutes. Place the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes then carefully remove the mold.
- CHOCOLATE GANACHE.
- Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat to just BELOW boiling. Watch carefully to avoid scalding.
- Add chocolate and stir until smooth.
- Remove from heat and set aside until slightly thickened (5-10 minutes).
- Pour ganache over the cake, scatter with pistachios, and place in the refrigerator to set (20-30 minutes).
- Enjoy!
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Reviews
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I really enjoyed this cake, it totally hit the spot, when it comes to chocolate. The pears I had on hand were really small, because they came from my pear tree, so I added three of them, and I'm really glad I did. I think the pears went nicely to the cake, and the pistacios added a nice crunch to it.
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<p>I'm a science teacher who likes experimenting with a variety of recipes and ingredients. I'm a vegetarian (since 11/2003) and my sister is vegan, so many of my recipes reflect this.</p>
