Historic National Trust Pear and Cheddar Cake Recipe

Gloucestershire Pear and Cheese cake

Ingredients

• 120g butter

• 180g caster sugar

• 2 eggs

• 225g cooking pears cored

• 120g good cheddar grated

• 60g flaked almonds

• 350g plain flour

• 100g cornflour

• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 3 tablespoons light sour cream

Method

Step 1 - Heat the oven to GM4/180’C/350’F. Grease and line a 2lb-loaf tin.

Step 2 - Grate the pears whole, retaining the juice and the peel as well as the flesh.

Step 3 - Cream the butter and the sugar together and beat in the eggs. Stir in the sour cream, pears, cheese and the almonds.

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Step 4 - Sift together the flours, bicarb and baking powder and fold into the cake mixture.

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Step 5 - Turn into the tin and smooth the top. Bake for about 1 hour until an inserted skewer comes out cleanly. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes and then turn on to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe adapted from the National Trust Historic Cake Recipes

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