Bittersweet chocolate and pear cake from Smitten Kitchen by Deb Perelman

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Notes about this recipe

  • allisonsemele on October 04, 2021

    I've made this cake several times, though it had been a few years. There aren't isn't a volume or weight for the diced pears, so it has a different level of pear-iness each time. I don't mind this. This is a rich, kind of coffee-cake-ish cake. This last time I used six tiny pears from my CSA, and a finely chopped bar of dark chocolate. This was the exact right amount of chocolate for me. I only have a hand mixer, and I'm never quite sure if I have beaten the eggs the proper amount, but this must be a forgiving recipe, as it's come out tasty each time.

  • swegener on January 04, 2015

    Enjoy the flavor combination more than the cake, prefer the combo in the SK muffin recipe.

  • MWFhome on June 30, 2014

    Delicious! Check cooking time for your oven.

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Reviews about this recipe

  • Running With Tweezers

    ...pear and the chocolate woven together with a slight whiff of nutty browned butter. It's one of the most remarkable cake recipes I've ever made – you won't miss the frosting or frou-frou touches.

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  • Arctic Garden Studio

    One bite of this unusual cake made me realize I had made the right decision. I had a lot of luck with this cake, it turned out perfect on the first try.

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