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Pear and Olive Oil Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Pear and Olive Oil Cake

19 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes
Pear and Olive Oil Cake

This fantastic recipe is made using South African Forelle Pears, available in UK supermarkets from January to October.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

988
Calories
28g
Protein
28g
Fat
152g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Dessert Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cake not in our table 0
Syrup 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

  • Roast pears
  • 4 South African Forelle pears, halved or quartered lengthways, core removed, stem left intact
  • 80ml dessert wine
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • Cake
  • 115g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 185ml olive oil
  • 125ml dessert wine
  • 80ml milk
  • 2 lemons, finely grated zest only
  • 185g plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • Syrup
  • 115g caster sugar
  • 125ml dessert wine
  • To serve
  • Reduced fat creme fraiche

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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