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Caramel pear cake

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Vegetarian

Moderately difficult:

Cheap:

Origin of dish: UK
Type of cooking: Oven

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients (for 8 people) :

220g Butter
220g Caster sugar
4 Large eggs
220g Self raising flour
1 tsp Vanilla extract
5 Medium pears, peeled and cut into quarters

Caramel sauce:
200g Caster sugar
25ml Water
50ml Double cream
Splash of brandy
Pinch of sea salt

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating in between. Fold in the flour and vanilla extract.

2. Line a 9-inch tin with baking paper and lay the pears in the bottom, skin side down. Spoon on the cake mix and spread evenly.

3. Bake for 30 minutes.

4. While this is cooking make the caramel. Pour the sugar into a saucepan and add the water, mix so all the sugar is moistened, but not up the sides of the pan. Place onto the heat and bring to the boil. Do not stir it, but shake the pan slight to spread when it starts to go brown and caramelise.

5. When it is a deep caramel colour, take off the heat and carefully add the cream. It will splutter and spit, so be careful! Then add the brandy and small splash of water. Place back onto the heat and cook until all combined. You can stir at this point.

6. When the cake is cool, turn out onto a plate so the pears are on top then pour over the sauce. Serve with cream or custard.

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