Lemon and Pear Cake » The Food Show

Ingredients

• 200g unsalted butter, softened
• 200g caster sugar
• 4 free range eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 200g ground almonds
• 50g plain flour
• Pinch sea salt
• Zest and juice of two lemons
• 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and each cut into 10 segments
• Icing:
• 150g unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 100g cream cheese
• 1 tbsp rose water
• Decorations:
• 2 tbsp Lemon curd
• Handful freeze-dried raspberries
• 3 cubes Turkish Delight, cut into quarters
• Small handful dried rose petals
• Fresh flowers