Cinnamon Poached Pear Cake

Poached pear again... Yesterday is all about poached pear... malas nak masak... and i found its fun cook this dessert... even i ate this for dinner... hehhehe... Asalnya i just poached pear in sugar n cinnamon je.... then suddenly i teringat i pernah tgk poached pear cake... but tak ingat kat mana or in web... but i never it this b4.

So sementara tunggu pear masak... i brows cari2 resepi for this... i found few... but semua pakai almond flour.... i don't have almond flour on hand. Look at the Ingredients... and method... its like a simple vanilla cake batter... but using almond flour... And i try to make it simple... not using the recipe i read at internet... but i some ingredients measurement as a guidline.... combine the method of making a cake n souffle...

Well.. finally its turn out so good... unexpected with soft, creamy cake... very light and airy... n its just nice with the poached pear..... Here the recipe.... hehehehe.... cuba sekali pasti nak 2 kali...

Ingredients :
make about 4 serving

For Poached Pears

• 4 pears - peel n scored (i tak scored pun... kekekeke)
  
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 3 star anise
• 4 cups of water

For cake filling

• 3/4 cup superfine sugar
• 4 tbsp butter - room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup cooking cream or whipping cream
• 2 eggs - separated egg yolks and egg whites
• 1 1/4 cup flour - sifted
• 2 tsp baking powder

Method :

Poached Pear :

Place the pears, sugar, spices and water in a pot. cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, or until pear just tender. Remove from the liquid n let it cool.

Cakes :

Preheat oven at 170 C. Mix sugar, butter, vanilla, cream, egg yolks and flour in a large bowl. Beat this mixture until smooth.

In another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter and fold until combine. Do not over mix.

Spoon the batter into ramekins until 1/2 full. top with a poached pear and press down until the pear touches the bottom.

Bake for 30 minutes or until the cake batter firm up and turn to golden brown color. Remove from oven and let rest for few minutes b4 serving.

To serve : Dust cinnamon powder on top and serve hot.