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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.
87 K 4/5 (7 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
2.45 €
1 cake
8 IngredientsLast modified on: October 12th 2014
For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
2 eggs - 2
100 g caster sugar - 3
100 g flour - 4
100 g butter - 5
10 g baking powder - 6
4 Pears - 7 80 g caster sugar
- 8
2 tablespoons water - Total weight: 1,240 grams
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: 2 eggs, 100 g caster sugar, 100 g flour, 100 g butter (softened and cut into pieces) and 10 g 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 4 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 80 g caster sugar and 2 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
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 2.45 €
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Caster sugar
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Butter
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