Chocolate and Pear Cake | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups (190 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (25 g) cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup (160 g) brown sugar
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk
• 4 oz (115 g) 54% to 64% dark chocolate, chopped
• 2 pears, unpeeled, seeded and grated (1 cup/250 ml)
• 1 pear, unpeeled, halved, seeded and cut into 10 slices, 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick