White chocolate and pear cake

A soft cake made with melted white chocolate, with a layer of pear slices baked in the middle. A simple icing made with the juice from the pear tin is poured over the top.

Ingredients

For the cake

• 100 g white chocolate, chopped

• 125 g butter

• 1/2 cup caster sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 1/2 self-raising flour, sifted

• 1/2 cup milk

• 450 g canned pears

For the icing

• 1/4 cup icing sugar

• 20 g butter

• 2 teaspoons water

Method

For the cake

1. Put water in a pot and bring it to the boil.

2. Put the chocolate in a bowl and set it over the boiling water until it melts. Take it off the heat.

3. Beat the cream, butter and sugar together until smooth.

4. Mix in the egg yolks, then add the melted chocolate and beat until smooth.

5. Put half of the batter into the cake tin.

6. Arrange the sliced pears on top, then cover with the other half of the batter.

7. Bake in the oven.

For the icing

1. Mix the juice from the pear tin with the water and heat it on the stove.

2. Keep it warm on low heat, add the butter and icing sugar, and beat until smooth.

3. Pour it over the cake.