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Pear Torta

By Palma

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Juicy, ripe pears are just luscious, so I decided to make an Italian style pear torta. I added caramel sauce and some sea salt to the top for a different twist, and served it with home made caramel ice cream. This cake comes together in just a few minutes, and is a delicious fall dessert. I got rave reviews when I brought it to my Book Club lunch.

Pear Torta

1 cup flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1 t. almond extract
3 Bosc pears

Preheat convection oven to 325. Cut pears in half, then peel and core them and set them aside. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Beat well with a whisk. Pour batter into a 9" sprayed springform pan. Slice pear halves horizontally, starting a 1/2 an inch from the top, and fan out slices slightly. Press pear halves into batter.

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Bake for 50-60 minutes, until batter is cooked and golden. Let cool completely. Your kitchen will smell heavenly!

When cool, drizzle caramel sauce, the a sprinkling of coarse sea salt on top.

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The cake is great all by itself...

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or AMAZING with some caramel ice cream!

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Posted to Desserts by Palma on November 30, 2011 5:00 AM

Comments (4)

Kayte:

This looks lovely, caramel and salt just send it over the top, I'm sure, great combination of flavors all around, and so pretty!

Posted by Kayte | November 30, 2011 4:46 PM

Posted on November 30, 2011 16:46

Deborah:

Oh My, Oh My! Beautiful!

Posted by Deborah | November 30, 2011 8:23 PM

Posted on November 30, 2011 20:23

Jerry:

Pears and caramel - a match made in heaven . . . in fact the only thing better might be pears and blue cheese!

Posted by Jerry | December 3, 2011 5:54 AM

Posted on December 3, 2011 05:54

Cindy Ruth:

I wish I could enjoy a piece of this right now!!

Posted by Cindy Ruth | December 6, 2011 11:19 PM

Posted on December 6, 2011 23:19

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