French Pear Cake with Raspberries - Fransk päronkaka med hallon

FRENCH PEAR CAKE WITH RASPBERRIES

Fransk päronkaka med hallon

Serves 6 to 8

7 pears

1.6 cup water

fresh juice from ½ lemon

0.8 cup sugar

7 oz almonds

7 oz butter

7 oz sugar

4 tablespoons regular milk

2 tablespoons flour

4.4 oz raspberries, fresh

or frozen and thawed

Decoration:

raspberries

lemon balm

Preheat oven to 437F.

Bring water, sugar and lemon juice to a boil and then boil for a few minutes. Peel, split and core the pears. Place them in the hot syrup and boil until tender. Take up the pears and place them on a plate. Pour some of the syrup on them and allow to cool completely. Scald, skin and grind the almonds.

Put butter, sugar, ground almonds, flour and milk in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Simmer over low heat for a few minutes. Place the pears, cupped side up, in an oven-proof pan. Distribute the raspberries around the pears. Spread the almond batter over it all and bake in the middle of the oven for about 15 minutes.

Decorate with raspberries and lemon balm. Serve lukewarm with ice cold whipped cream. 

Enjoy!

Bella