Dijonnaise pear cake


Dijonnaise pear cake
This moist cake with a pear-dijonnaise centre is made with a "moelleux" batter. The pears are cooked first in blackcurrant-flavoured crème de cassis.
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Last modified on: January 30th 2022

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Stage 1 - 10 min.
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The blackcurrant poached pears

Peel 4 Pears, cut lengthways into 4 (or 8) and remove the core.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
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Put into a saucepan, scatter 10 g Vanilla sugar over and mix well.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
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Cover and leave to cook gently on low heat for 10 minutes.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
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Add 250 ml Blackcurrant liqueur to the pear juice now accumulated in the pan.

Stage 5 - 30 min.
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Leave uncovered to poach for about 30 minutes until the liquid in the pan has reduced by around half and the pears are reaching "confit" stage.

Leave to cool, then drain, but keep the juice.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
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Assembling the cake

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Butter a loaf tin, then pour in half the moelleux batter.

Stage 7 - 4 min.
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Carefully arrange the drained pears in a tightly-packed and even layer.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
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Pour the remaining moelleux batter on top.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
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Stand the tin(s) on a baking sheet, cut a split along the top of each cake if possible...

Stage 10 - 40 min.
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...and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Stage 11
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Turn out while still hot and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
The quantity of crème de cassis is only a guide. You will need enough to just about cover the pears.

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Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
620 Kcal or 2,596 Kj20 gr281 gr54 gr
31 %8 %27 %8 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
47 Kcal or 197 Kj2 gr21 gr4 gr
2 %1 %2 %1 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Gluten
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
"Moelleux" cake batter"Moelleux" cake batter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leopard cake, Little cakes with a chocolate and hazelnut centre, ... All
Blackcurrant liqueurBlackcurrant liqueur: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , Blackcurrant sorbet for Edith, ... All
Vanilla sugarVanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Plum and almond panna cotta, Diamond biscuits, Cherry clafoutis, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Moist chocolate cake, ... All
PearsPears: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Pear verbena tarts, Yvetot Douillons, French Family Cake, Pear tart with almond cream, ... All
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