Chocolate-Cardamom Cake with Roasted Pears

Name: Chocolate-Cardamom Cake with Roasted Pears
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 3 ripe but firm Bartlett or, Bosc pears (6 to 8 ounces each), peeled, halved, and cored; ½ cup (2½ ounces), all-purpose flour; ¼ cup (¾ ounce), unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon, ground cardamom; ¼ teaspoon, baking powder; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; ¾ cup (5¼ ounces), granulated sugar; 2 , large egg, room temperature; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 ounces, semisweet chocolate, chopped fine; , Confectioners' sugar

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A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Everything Chocolate

SERVES8

TIME2 hours, plus 1½ hours cooling

Chocolate-Cardamom Cake with Roasted Pears

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Everything Chocolate

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To ensure a happy marriage in an elegant cake, we wanted pears that were as much a star as the chocolate itself. Pears on their own can be quite mild, so lots of caramelization was key to bringing out their floral quality. Before adding the...

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