Name: White Pear Cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Finely grated zest of 2 lemons; 3 tablespoons soft light brown sugar; 50g (2oz) soft butter; Pinch of cream of tartar; 175g (6oz) caster sugar; 2 large egg whites (size 1); Juice of 2 lemons; 6 tablespoons milk; 6 tablespoons sunflower oil; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 500g (1 lb) firm pears; 175g (6oz) plain flour; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Almost Vegetarian Cookbook

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1999

About

This cake has a tender white crumb and is topped with pears spiced with cinnamon. It can be served warm with cream or yogurt as a pudding or eaten cold as a special teatime treat. I have also made an equally delicious version using apples instead of pears.

Ingredients

50g (2oz) soft butter
3 tablespoons soft light brown sugar

Method

Spread the butter thickly over the bottom and rather more thinly up the sides of a 23cm (9-inch) cake tin. Mix together the brown sugar, lemon zest and cinnamon. Spread two-thirds of this mixture over the

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