Flourless chocolate cake with poached vanilla pear

Flourless chocolate cake

ingredients preparation
  • 2g
    eggs
  • 75g
    caster sugar

Whisk until very light and aerated.

  • 250g
    811NV
  • 125g
    70% chocolate
  • 250g
    butter

Melt together until smooth

Fold everything together

Pears

ingredients preparation
  • 2
    Pears

Peel cut into quarters. Take out the core and cut into even sized pieces

  • 400g
    water
  • 1
    cinnamon stick
  • vanilla
  • 1g
    lemon sliced

Boil together

Turn down the heat, put in the pears and cover with silicone paper
Cook until starting to soften

Take off the heat, drain on paper to remove extra syrup.
Leave to cool before arranging on the flourless chocolate cake mixture

Bake at 150⁰c for approx. 25 minutes. To know this is cooked- the edges will bubble up around the cake ring. The middle will look softer but it should have a firm wobble
Remove from the oven and leave to cool
Cut with a hot knife- best served at room temperature for optimum taste

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