Pear Cake

Name: Pear Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cups (240g) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 large eggs; 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar; 1 lemon, (zested); 1 orange, (zested); 1/2 cup (120ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing; 1/2 cup (113g) whole milk Greek yogurt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 large pears ((about 1 pound), peeled, cored, and sliced into thin wedges); Powdered sugar, (for dusting)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:50min

While this easy Italian pear cake requires just 20 minutes of hands-on time, plan on making it at least 2 hours before serving to allow it to cool. I like to arrange the pear wedges in a circle on top of the batter, but you don’t have to be so precise.

Updated at: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:42:40 GMT