Photo: David Holifield
Flourless chocolate & pear cake
8 ingredients
20 min + 40 min
Serves 8
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A light, but luscious cake made with hazelnuts - serve a slice for dessert with a dollop of crème fraîche
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
485
Calories
8g
Protein
26g
Fat
57g
Carbs
Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Hazelnut | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 85g butter , plus 1 tbsp extra for tin
- 85g golden caster sugar , plus extra for tin
- 85g gluten-free dark chocolate , broken into pieces
- 1 tbsp brandy
- 3 eggs , separated
- 85g hazelnuts , toasted and ground in a food processor
- 4 very ripe pears , peeled, halved and cored
- icing sugar , for dusting
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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