Name: Almond and Pear Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Firm pear, thinly sliced - 1; Amaretto liqueur - 2 tablespoons; Sliced blanched almonds - ¾ cup; White sugar, divided - 6 tablespoons; Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup; Large eggs - 2; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - ⅓ cup; Salt - ⅛ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Almond and Pear Cake

1. Firm pear, thinly sliced 1

2. Amaretto liqueur 2 tablespoons

3. Sliced blanched almonds ¾ cup

4. White sugar, divided 6 tablespoons

5. Unsalted butter, softened ½ cup

6. Large eggs 2

7. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

8. All-purpose flour ⅓ cup

9. Salt ⅛ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Almond and Pear Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a small tart pan or a 9-inch cake pan.

2 . Stage

Mix pear slices and amaretto liqueur together in a bowl.

3 . Stage

Process almonds and 2 tablespoons sugar together in a food processor until the mixture is a fine almond meal.

4 . Stage

Beat 1/4 cup sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy; add eggs and vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Mix almond meal mixture, flour, and salt into creamed butter mixture to make a smooth batter.

5 . Stage

Drain pears, reserving the amaretto liqueur. Stir drained liqueur into batter just until incorporated.

6 . Stage

Pour batter into the prepared pan, smoothing batter if uneven. Arrange pear slices in a decorative pattern atop batter.

7 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is starting to pull away from the edges, about 25 minutes. Allow cake to cool in pan for at least 15 minutes before serving.