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Ingredients

  • 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and quartered
  • 3 tablespoons poire william eau de vie (pear, or brandy of your choice)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 120 g sugar
  • 140 g flour
  • 10 g dry yeast (1 1/2 packet)
  • 30 g hazelnuts, finely ground (or walnuts)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 200 ml cream

Method

  • Put the pears in a bowl with poire (pear) William eau de vie and sugar. Set aside.
  • Meanwhile, beat the eggs with sugar for 2 - 3 minutes. Add flour, dry yeast, ground hazelnuts powder and a pinch of salt. Mix and combine.
  • Add the cream, mix well to combine the ingredients.
  • Drain the pears but keep the eau de vie and stir it into the cake dough.
  • Pour the dough into the round buttered 25 cm springform. Arrange the pear quarters by pressing them slightly into the dough. Bake the cake in the oven at 180°C for about 45 minutes.