Pear and amaretti cake, so soft it melts in your mouth

One of the classics of Italian pastry with a crunchy twist: we are talking about the pear and amaretti cake!

The pear and amaretti cake is a sweet recipe with an unmistakable aroma that will immediately send you a warm "you're home!". Preparing it won't take much energy away or require too many ingredients, in fact it will be an excellent idea for consuming the macaroons in a delicious way . The crunchiness of the biscuits meets the softness of the pears in a vortex of extreme enjoyment.

Imagine a rainy afternoon, a crackling fireplace and a soft cake to savor: nothing to add! Ideal to enjoy for breakfast, snack or dessert alongside a coffee or hot tea. If you don't like pears, you can try the version of this soft cake made with apples or peaches .

Preparation of the pear and amaretti cake recipe

1. In a bowl, beat the eggs together with the sugar with an electric whisk until the mixture becomes fluffy .
2. Then add the butter in pieces while continuing to work.
3. Separately, mix the flour and yeast and add them to the whipped mixture, sifting them through .
4. Work again, finishing with lemon peel, cinnamon and crumbled amaretti biscuits.
5. Wash and peel the pears. Cut one of the two into cubes and mix it with the mixture.
6. Butter and flour a 24cm round loaf pan and pour the mixture into it.
7. Cut the second pear in half, remove the seeds and slice it. Arrange the pear slices in a radial pattern on the surface of the cake.
8. Cook the dessert in a preheated ventilated oven at 160° C for 40 minutes .
9. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before removing from the mold.
10. Garnish the cake with icing sugar and serve!

You can add crumbled amaretti biscuits to the surface of the cake to create a crunchy crust during cooking. For a lighter version, replace the butter with seed oil , while for an extra taste add 100 g of chopped chocolate. Enrich the recipe by preparing a pear and amaretti and walnut cake, with the simple addition of 70 g of chopped walnuts .

Conservation

Store your cake for 4-5 days under a glass bell jar.

If you liked this recipe, you might also be interested in the soft pear and walnut cake !