Honey Pear Walnut Cake. Tips for this Pear & Walnut Cake with Honey Buttercream: If you're going to do the poached pears as garnish, do them a day in advance. * Note that the honey syrup will be very strong in flavour and may over power the cake if you choose to use it. However, you can always save it and use it as a topping. This EASY dish made with honey, walnuts and cinnamon is perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Brushing the honey-orange syrup over the warm cake.
This is similar to pan d'Espanya (Spanish bread), which is what Sephardic Jews call sponge cake.
Brushing the honey-orange syrup over the warm cake infuses it with moisture and delicate aromas.
You can cook Honey Pear Walnut Cake using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Honey Pear Walnut Cake
- It's of First.
- It's 4 of large ripe pears.
- It's 1-1/2 tablespoon of honey.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
- It's of Second.
- You need 1-1/2 cup of honey.
- Prepare 3-1/4 cup of almond flour.
- Prepare 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract divided.
- It's of Third.
- It's 8 of large eggs.
- Prepare of Last.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of water.
- You need 2 tablespoons of honey.
- You need 1/2 cup of toasted walnuts.
This light and fluffy marvel all but melts in your mouth. Back in the day, it took effort for my grandmother's kitchen helper to make it, but it's a Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with remaining walnuts. Feather-soft cardamom-spiced honey cake, sweet caramelized succulent pears, and crunchy walnuts sure make a memorable treat. The cake becomes out-of-this-world fantastic when served slightly warm with vanilla bean and honey ice cream.
Honey Pear Walnut Cake instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Peel and core the pears..
- Chop three of the pears roughly and cook in a covered saucepan over medium heat for 10 minutes with the lemon juice and 1-1/2 tablespoon honey..
- Remove from the heat, and roughly mash the pears in to a puree. Let cool. You should end up with 2 cups of mashed pears to add to the cake..
- Mix the almond flour with the 1-1/2 cups of honey..
- Add the eggs, 1 teaspoon of the vanilla, and the cooked pears and puree the mixture. Pour into the prepared pan. I used a springform pan sprayed with nonstick spray..
- In a small saucepan, heat the honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and the water until the mixture bubbles. Omit this step if using method 2 on next step..
- Method 1: Slice the last remaining pear into ¼" slices and add the slices to the hot honey mixture. Remove from the pan from the heat and toss gently to coat. Method 2: Slice the pear thinly add to cake batter and drizzle with honey and vanilla extract. I did method 2..
- Add honey to pot and heat, add the walnuts till coated. Sprinkle the walnuts over the top of the cake. Top with the sliced pears and spoon any remaining honey sauce over the top of the cake..
- Bake for 90 minutes or until the cake is browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 30 minutes, then run the dull side of a knife around the sides of the pan cut slices and serve. I hope you enjoy!!.
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