EASY ITALIAN PEAR CAKE

One thing that we all agreed on was dessert and that was always a chocolate cake with a mocha icing (I will have to make that one of these days!). My mother’s best cake, and I have yet to taste one as good as hers!
I also discovered when I came to Italy was that Italian cakes, homemade-every-day-cakes were very rarely, if ever, frosted.  But most of the times they were dusted with icing sugar or unsweetened cocoa.
This cake and a my simple Yogurt cake  are perfect for anyone who loves a less sweet cake.  I find this Pear Cake a perfect example of that.
It is one of those cakes that make the perfect breakfast cake. And don’t we all love a delicious cake for breakfast?  Besides who can refuse the tasty combination of mascarpone and pears?  Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup + 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup mascarpone
• 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 pears
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Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 340° (170° celsius). Lightly grease and flour a 9" (23 1/2 centimeter) cake pan ( I used a spring-form pan)
2. Clean and peel the pears, one pear chop into medium-sized cubes and the other pear thin slices, set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, at medium speed beat eggs and sugar until creamy, add mascarpone and continue beating until smooth.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, corn starch, baking powder and baking soda.
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for full instruction please see : anitalianinmykitchen.com

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