Spring Dessert: Apricot and Pear Cake Recipe

If you are looking for some interesting yet easy spring dessert idea, try this Apricot and Pear cake recipe. Made with in-season pears, this moist cake will make any occasion or everyday meal shine. Serve with caramel or dollop of Greek yogurt and be sure to please everyone around.

Spring Dessert: Apricot and Pear Cake

Apricot and Pear Cake Recipe

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Total time: 30 minutes preparation +1 hour cooking

Yields: 10 servings

Ingredients

2 juiced oranges

1 cup whole dried apricots, roughly chopped

1 cup caster sugar

1 cup olive oil

2 eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 cups plain flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 peeled pears, cored removed and diced

2 tablespoons pure icing sugar

Procedure

Fruity spring dessert

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1. Over medium heat in a saucepan, heat ½ cup orange juice and apricots until warm. Remove and let it stand for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 160 degree Celsius. Grease a 22 cm springform cake pan and line base and sides with baking paper.
3. In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla essence until thick using an electric mixer.
4. Sift flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and bicarbonate of soda over the above mixture. Add apricot mixture and pear. Stir well until combined. Spoon mixture onto the pan. Smooth the top.
5. Bake cake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes in the pan before releasing the sides to cool completely.
6. Dust cake with icing sugar and serve.

Tip: Cook the pears gently so that they don’t break up and adjust the cooking time according to their ripeness.

This aromatic spring dessert recipe gives tea time a lift with its fruity flavor and lighter sponge. Very easy to bake, it makes for a visually appealing centerpiece when entertaining.

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