Pear-Almond Cake
Updated Oct. 23, 2025
- Total Time
- 1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Ingredients
- 8tablespoons/113 grams melted unsalted butter, plus more for the pan
- 4large eggs, beaten until lightly foamy
- ½teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½teaspoon almond extract
- 1⅔cups/180 grams almond flour
- 1cup/200 grams granulated sugar, plus about 2 tablespoons more for sprinkling
- ¼teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
- ½teaspoon baking powder
- 2large firm-ripe pears, peeled, in ¼-inch slices
- ¼cup/25 grams sliced almonds
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
430 calories; 27 grams fat; 9 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 42 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 35 grams sugars; 9 grams protein; 120 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Generously butter a 9-inch springform cake pan.
- Step 2
In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract and almond extract. In a separate bowl, whisk together almond flour, granulated sugar, salt and baking powder. Combine both mixtures, beating briefly, until smooth.
- Step 3
Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth with a spatula. Arrange pear slices over the top in a random pattern. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons granulated sugar over pears, then scatter sliced almonds lightly over the surface. Place the dish on a baking sheet.
- Step 4
Bake for about 1 hour, or until nicely browned on top and an inserted cake tester emerges clean. Cool until you can handle the pan. Remove springform, using a butter knife to help release the cake, and let cool completely. (The cake will taste better after several hours and up to 1 day.)
- Step 5
Dust cake very lightly with powdered sugar. Cut wedges and serve directly from the base of the springform (or straight from the pie pan).
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Comments
Very tasty. Modifications: 10" spring form; Used 1/2 almond flour and 1/2 regular flour, cut sugar to 3/4C (was still very sweet), added some nutmeg, cardamom and ginger, used 3 pears arranged in concentric circles (per previous comment, no random scattering), super generous amt. of almonds and only 1 TBL of sugar for sprinkling. If your pan is slightly larger check for doneness at 50-55 minutes. Everyone loved it.
Please, no random pattern w/ the pears. Make it as pretty as possible. You must feed the eye as well as the mouth. You’ll be glad you did.
Great recipe, I followed reader suggestions. Weigh your almond flour, 180 grams for me was less than 2 cups. Cut sugar to 3/4 cup, only 1 tbsp sprinkled, doubled almond and vanilla extracts, 1/2 cup sliced almonds, arrange pears nicely, use parchment paper and grease well. 9" springform pan, I baked at 325 convection for 1 hour, no burning or sticking. It does start browning at the 30 min mark, so keep an eye on it.
Made this cake exactly to the recipe and my guests were astonished at how good it was. Everyone wanted more. There was none left at the end of the night which was sad because I was missing it for breakfast the next day.
This was a huge hit. It's really easy and very good. Made as directed. It did get a little darker in appearance at the edges than I would prefer, though not at all burned tasting. Might try a little lower temp next time and convection as someone else suggested.
Using all almond flour results in a very light overall cake and 1 c. sugar still not overly sweet. Stress using firmer-ripe pears to give it a bit of crunch as pears tend to break down much easier than apples. I squeezed a little lime juice on the cut fruit - just enough citrus kick to the whole endeavor.