Chocolate and Pear Spoon Cake

Ingredients

• 1 ½ sticks (6oz) butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 eggs, whisked
• ⅓ cup flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 halves, canned pears, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 70g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
• ¼ cup sliced almonds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and butter an 8x11-inch baking dish
2. Melt the butter over medium heat. Remove the pan from the heat and stir the sugar in. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.
3. Slowly stream the cooled butter mixture into the eggs, while continually whisking.
4. Sift the flour, cocoa and cinnamon over the butter and egg mixture. Stir well, until all the dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
5. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
6. Layer the pears on top of the mix.
7. Scatter the chopped chocolate over top. Scatter the almonds over top of the chocolate.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is just set. Cooking it for too long will make it “rubbery”. Undercooked is better.
9. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes.