White Pear Cake

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

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

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian

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