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Pear Torta
Italian Pear Cake
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
50
minutes
mins
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
Italian
Keyword:
pear cake, pear torta
Ingredients
4
pears
peeled, sliced thinly
2
eggs
3/4
cup
milk
1 1/2
cups
flour
1/4
teaspoon
baking powder
1/4
teaspoon
cardamom
1/2
teaspoon
salt
2
tablespoons
butter
melted
12
cloves
optional
1
tablespoon
raw sugar
for dusting
Instructions
Butter baking pan.
Preheat oven at 350 Degrees F. (180 C.)
Prepare sliced pears. Squeeze half lemon juice over pears. Set Aside.
Beat together eggs and milk.
Add flour, baking powder, cardamom, salt.
Add in melted butter. Mix thoroughly.
Pour batter in pan. Add pears. Arrange cloves. Dust with sugar.
Bake for 50 minutes. Remove cloves. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over tart.