My husband and I had this delicious pear and blueberry cake on our honeymoon at Al Covo in Venice. I've tried to re-create the recipe because it was so tasty!
Prep
24 min
Cook
27 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1.5 tablespoons brown sugar
1.5 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1.25 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1.25 cups white sugar
0.5 cups unsalted butter
3 large eggs
0.33 cups milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 pears
, peeled and diced
0.5 cups blueberries
0.5 cups almonds
, chopped
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
2
Combine 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar, 1 ½ tablespoons white sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.
3
Whisk flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Beat 1 ¼ cups white sugar and butter together in a separate large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in flour mixture in three additions alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture until just combined. Stir in almond extract.
4
Gently fold pears, blueberries, and almonds into batter; pour into the prepared pan. Sprinkle sugar-cinnamon mixture over batter.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.
Nutrition per serving
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