FOOD AND TRAVEL Recipes

Yum Alert: Chocolate Pear Cake

Written by Deisy

Rich chocolate and ripe in-season pears make this cake a winner.

I was happy when I found this chocolate avocado cake recipe, but I am thrilled to have found this chocolate pear cake recipe! How perfect does it look?

And if you love this treat, be sure to check out all our other mouth-watering recipes. We’re especially fond of this toffee apple bread pudding recipe—yum!

chocolate pear cake recipe

Ingredients: 

5 small pears
3 cups water
1 cinnamon stick, crushed.
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup thickened cream
1 cup sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 stick of unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour
(8 oz) semi sweet, dark chocolate, chopped

 Image and recipe via Not Without Salt, which sadly, is no longer operating.

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Deisy

Deisy is a 21-year-old Instagram and Tumblr-obsessed girl who would do pretty much anything (legal) for an Instagram like or a Tumblr follow. Deisy curses the inventor of bras every day and won't leave her house until she has changed her outfit at least 5 times. She would describe her style as Leandra Medine meets Olivia Palermo dipped in black paint and not as cool.