Emile Henry Chocolate Hazelnut Cake with Pears *Vegan Recipe – Emile Henry USA

Ingredients

• 425 g / 15 oz / 3 ¾ cups wheat flour T 45 (+ 1 tablespoon flour for the dish)
• 125 g / 4 ½ oz cocoa powder
• 200 g / 7 oz cane sugar
• 18 g / ½ oz baking powder
• 12,5 cl / 4 fl oz olive oil
• 50 cl / 17 fl oz almond milk
• 2 cl / 2/3 fl oz cider vinegar
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 pears, thinly sliced
• 50 g / 2 ¾ oz hazelnuts, chopped
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme
• 10 g / 1/3 oz soft butter (for the dish)
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 tbsp icing sugar (optional)