Fondant cake with pears and chocolate chips using a Thermomix
Thermomix TM6, Thermomix TM5, Thermomix TM31
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Preparation time
30 min
Total time
74 min
Servings
8
Calories / Serving
667 Cals
Difficulty
Easy
Imagine sinking your fork into a slice of this fondant cake, where the rich chocolate chips play hide and seek among tender, caramelized pears. Originating from the French patisserie tradition, this cake is a delightful embrace of flavors, embodying the sweet sophistication of rustic French desserts. The combination of semi-whole wheat flour and powdered almonds gives it a unique texture, while the brown sugar glaze adds a touch of decadence. Fun fact: fondant in French means 'melting', and once you taste this cake, you'll understand why! Perfect for impressing guests or indulging yourself, this dessert is a love letter to the art of baking.
Ingredients
- 100 g Granulated sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 Pinch(es) Salt
- 100 g Semi-whole wheat flour
- 50 Tablespoon(s) Powdered almond
- 1 Bag(s) Baking powder
- 100 g Milk
- 3 Tablespoon(s) Sunflower oil
- 70 g Chocolate chip
- 4 Pears
- 80 g Butter
- 30 g Cassonade brown sugar
Steps
- Preheat the oven at 180°C.
- Grease and flour a cake pan (Ø 24-26 cm), then set aside.
- Add 100 g of granulated sugar, 2 eggs, 1 pinch(es) of salt in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 20sec / 0°C / Speed 5.
- Add 100 g of semi-whole wheat flour, 50 tablespoon(s) of powdered almond, 1 bag(s) of baking powder, 100 g of milk, 3 tablespoon(s) of sunflower oil in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 10sec / 0°C / Speed 5.
- Add 70 g of chocolate chip in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 10sec / 0°C / Speed 2. Scrape the sides of the bowl with the spatula
- Fill the prepared mold with half of the dough.
- Peel, sliced in strips, and add 4 pears on a Preparation name.
- Cook in the oven at 180°C during 20min.
- Wash the food processor bowl.
- Add 80 g of butter in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 4:00min / 60°C / Speed 2.
- Add 1 egg, 30 g of cassonade brown sugar in the food processor bowl.
- Mix manual: 15sec / 0°C / Speed 5.
- Take the cake out without turning off the oven, then top the surface with this preparation.
- Cook in the oven at 180°C during 20min.
- After removing from the oven, allow to cool in the mold before serving.
