The weather around here is windy, like red alert and windows shaking windy. We even had some snow. It didn’t last in Dublin, but I’ve seen some snow falling and that doesn’t happen to often. In this conditions (and I know some of you are in even worse ones) I don’t know how anybody can keep New Year’s resolution. I think we should postpone any of those until the weather gets better. Do you agree?
If you do, please read further, otherwise just close your eyes and leave.
I made this cake for the New Year’s Eve we’ve spent with our friends. This cake is brilliant for any occasions, Sunday coffee, Valentine’s Day, birthday etc. It’s not overly difficult, but the tiny little pear stalks are so cute and the cake is chocolate is heavenly heavy, moist and super indulging.
Recipe adapted from Moje wypieki
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- 1l water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- juice from 1/2 lemon
- 5 big pears or 6-7 small ones, peeled and and core scooped out with a spoon, keep the stalks
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- 150g dark chocolate
- 50ml Amaretto
- 120g butter
- 120g caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 100g ground almond
- 20g plain flour, sifted
- 1 Tbsp cocoa
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 60ml double cream
- 40ml Amaretto
- 100g dark chocolate, chopped