Pear Almond Cake

Pear Almond Cake

www.servingdumplings.com

Pear almond cake with ginger and amaretto. A French-style dessert with juicy pears and almond filling. Elegant and delicious yet easy to make

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter (cold)
  • 1 egg (large)
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ cups almond flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 7 tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature)
  • ¼ cup potato starch
  • ½ vanilla bean
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • ½ tsp lemon zest
  • 3 pears (small)
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp amaretto (optional, see FAQ for swaps)
  • 2 tsp grated ginger
  • ½ cup almonds
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp amaretto (optional, see FAQ for swaps)

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