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2-Ingredient Pear and Chocolate Cake · GialloZafferano.com

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  Speaker 1: This cake has only two ingredients, fresh pears and dark chocolate.
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  Speaker 1: It has a dense, creamy texture, with an intense chocolate
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  Speaker 1: flavor softened by the natural sweetness of the fruit. It
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  Speaker 1: is a no-bake dessert, cool and smooth, perfect as an
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  Speaker 1: elegant dessert or as an afternoon treat. For a 7-inch,
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  Speaker 1: that is 18-centimeter pan and about 8 servings, preparation time
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  Speaker 1: is about 15 minutes. Cooking time on the stove is
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  Speaker 1: about 10 minutes. Chilling time in the refrigerator is at
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  Speaker 1: least two hours. Ingredients. Pears, 500 grams, weighed after cleaning.
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  Speaker 1: Dark chocolate, 70% coca, 500 grams. You prepare the pears.
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  Speaker 1: You peel the pears. You cut them into wedges. You
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  Speaker 1: remove the cores. You cut the pear flesh into evenly
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  Speaker 1: sized cubes. You cook the pears. You bring a pot
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  Speaker 1: of water to a boil. You put the pear cubes
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  Speaker 1: into the boiling water. You cook them for about 10 minutes.
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  Speaker 1: While the pears cook, you prepare the chocolate. You chop
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  Speaker 1: the dark chocolate with a knife. You melt the chocolate
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  Speaker 1: in a bain-marie. You place the chopped chocolate in a
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  Speaker 1: heat-proof bowl set over a pot of hot water. You
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  Speaker 1: make sure the water does not touch the bottom of
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  Speaker 1: the bowl. You let the chocolate melt completely, stirring as needed,
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  Speaker 1: then you keep it warm. You drain the pears. After cooking,
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  Speaker 1: you drain the pear cubes very well. You transfer the
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  Speaker 1: drained pears to a bowl. You blend pears and chocolate.
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  Speaker 1: You add the melted dark chocolate to the warm pears.
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  Speaker 1: You use an immersion blender. You blend until you obtain
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  Speaker 1: a smooth and homogeneous mixture without pieces of fruit. You
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  Speaker 1: prepare the pan. You line the bottom and sides of
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  Speaker 1: a 15 to 18 centimeter pan with parchment paper. You
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  Speaker 1: pour the pear and chocolate mixture into the lined pan.
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  Speaker 1: You level the surface carefully with a spatula or the
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  Speaker 1: back of a spoon. You chill the cake. You place
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  Speaker 1: the pan in the refrigerator. You let it rest for
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  Speaker 1: at least two hours until the mixture has completely set
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  Speaker 1: and become firm. You unmold and serve. After the resting time,
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  Speaker 1: You check that the cake is well set. You gently
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  Speaker 1: remove it from the pan and place it onto a
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  Speaker 1: serving plate. You slice the cake and serve it cold.
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  Speaker 1: You store any leftovers in the refrigerator, covered, for up
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  Speaker 1: to two days. You can also freeze the cake in portions.