French Family Cake
The idea of a "family" cake can mean so many different things, depending on where your family came from. This French version consists of a layer of pears in liquid caramel, topped with a basic cake mixture, similar to the four quarters recipe.
76 K 4/5 (7 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
2 cakes
8 IngredientsLast modified on: October 12th 2014
For 2 cakes, you will need:
- 1
4 eggs - 2
1 cup caster sugar - 3
1 1⁄3 cup flour - 4
1 cup butter - 5
1 ½ tablespoon baking powder - 6
8 Pears - 7 ¾ cup caster sugar
- 8
4 tablespoons water
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-processor bowl: 4 eggs, 1 cup caster sugar, 1 1⁄3 cup flour, 1 cup butter (softened and cut into pieces) and 1 ½ tablespoon baking powder.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Mix together until the mixture is even and smooth.
Set aside in the fridge.
Heat the oven to 370°F (190°C).
Set aside in the fridge.
Heat the oven to 370°F (190°C).
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Peel 8 Pears, remove the stalk and core, then cut into pieces.
Put the pieces into a loaf tin or mould.
Put the pieces into a loaf tin or mould.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Put ¾ cup caster sugar and 4 tablespoons water into a small saucepan on high heat.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cook the sugar to light caramel stage...
Stage 6 - 2 min.
...then pour this over the fruit.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Cover with the cake mixture...
Stage 8 - 40 min.
...and bake for about 40 minutes.
Serve warm or cold.
Serve warm or cold.
Remarks
Like in a fruit crumble, you can use whetever fruits in season you have to hand.
You can mix different kinds of fruit, too.
You can mix different kinds of fruit, too.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: My mother.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 710 RDI=70 % | 190 RDI=30 % | 4,800 RDI=240 % | 20,080 RDI: 240 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 190 RDI=10 % | 810 RDI: 10 % |
| Per cake | 30 RDI=10 % | 360 RDI=30 % | 100 RDI=20 % | 2,400 RDI=120 % | 10,040 RDI: 120 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 cakes : 4.85 €
- Per cake : 2.45 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Flour
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Butter
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Caster sugar
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Baking powder
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