Chocolate, pear & orange cake

150g pistachio

100g milk chocolate

100ml dark chocolate

150g butter, softened

175g caster sugar

3 eggs

150g plain flour, sifted

1 tsp baking powder

1 orange, zested

2 tbs pear liqueur

4 corella pears, peeled, cored and diced

Crème fraiche & berries to serve

Method

Blitz nuts and chocolate to a coarse rubble. Cream butter & sugar then add eggs one by one. Fold through sifted flour & baking powder. Fold through chocolate/nut mix, zest, liqueur & pears. Bake in lined 24cm springform tin at 180C for 1 hour. Serve with crème fraiche & berries

Serves 10

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