Pear, Cinnamon and Almond Cake

Name: Pear, Cinnamon and Almond Cake
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150 g ground almonds; 1 large egg; ½ tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp almond extract; 125 g golden caster sugar; 150 g butter; honey to drizzle (or icing sugar for dusting); honey to drizzle (or icing sugar for dusting); 175 g plain flour, sifted; 1 tsp baking powder; 6 tinned pear halves, roughly chopped; 60 g flaked almonds

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Café Cooking

By Gillian Veal

Published 2024

About

I love this cake because it’s light and not too sweet, and the almond flour gives it a wonderful, moist texture. It’s a real favourite at Cambo with a mid-morning coffee.

Ingredients

150 g butter
125 g golden caster sugar
1 large

Europe
United Kingdom
Vegetarian
Cake
London

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan).

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then break in the egg and beat well to combine. Stir in the ground almonds, almond extract and cinnamon, and then swiftly fold in the sifted flour and baking powder