This cake is very visual and super tempting !! and when you try it, you are not deceived, trust me !
The GF dough is super moist as it is mostly made of almonds, with very little flour. Then you get the pear texture, a little firmer as they have been poached in a spices and honey sirup and you finish with the crusty salty walnut crumb that twist the whole slice.
It is still very easy to make and the pictures below are my first try. I was scared that the dough would not have the proper consistency / the pears would make it to wet, but it worked perfectly well.
Give it a try 🙂
THIS RECIPE IS:
INGREDIENTS
To poach the pears:
Cake dough:
Walnut crumble:
DIRECTIONS
ENJOY !
Nb: if you don’t have walnuts you can use hazelnuts or pecan nuts that pair well with pears
When Rose and Leopold first saw the cake, they told me: “Mum you forgot to remove the pears stem” :))))
But no, my loves, it was done on purpose. It is my friend Bridget, who recently showed me some beautiful cakes featuring entire fruits and veggies. And as I am always in the mood to try something new I thought I would give it a go.
So today I baked a fruit loaf with this technique, using fresh pears I had and lots of nuts and spices.
I adapted some recipes I had found but did not dare for the first trial to make a vegan loaf.
Will be for the next variation.
If you want to make this pretty loaf, follow the link below 🙂