hazelnut pear cake
Pound Cakes are so easy, so I just tried this one and it came out great. Enjoy
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
8 or more
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups hazelnuts chopped
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 - extra large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup ricotta
- 2 cups pears, peeled and chopped
- BROWNED BUTTER GLAZE
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
How To Make hazelnut pear cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Chop 1 cut of hazelnuts. Place remaining hazelnuts in food processor and finely ground.
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Step 2In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts.
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Step 3In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda and ground hazelnuts, add to creamed mixture alternately with ricotta being just until combined. Fold in pears and chopped hazelnuts.
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Step 4Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 50 to 65 minutes, test at 50 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes, remove and cool completely.
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Step 5Frosting: In a heavy saucepan, heat and melt butter over medium heat for 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, stir in milk,vanilla and confections sugar to reach desired consistency, pour on cake and add a few chopped hazelnuts on top
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Category:
Cakes
Category:
Fruit Desserts
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Heirloom
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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