Ingredients (24cm round pan)

• 🥚3 medium eggs
• 🍭180g sugar
• 🫒90ml mild olive oil or sunflower oil
• 🌾260g pastry flour
• 🥄16g baking powder
• 🥄1 tsp vanilla
• 🍐4 pears of your choice (about 500g, peeled and chopped)
• 🍋Lemon zest to taste
• 🍋2 tbsp lemon juice
• 🍬50g sugar for sprinkling + lemon zest to taste

Elaboration

1. 🍐Preheat the oven to 170°C. Grease and line the base and sides of a 24cm round pan with baking paper.
2. 🍐Peel and cut the pears into small pieces. Place them in a bowl and add lemon zest to taste, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and 2 tbsp flour (from the 260g). Mix and set aside.
3. 🍐In another bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until the mixture is pale and creamy.
4. 🍐Add the oil and vanilla and continue beating until combined.
5. 🍐Gradually add the flour, previously sifted with the baking powder, and mix until everything is well incorporated.
6. 🍐Finally, add the chopped pears and mix gently.
7. 🍐Pour the batter into the pan and sprinkle a layer of sugar flavored with lemon zest on top (50g sugar + lemon zest to taste).
8. 🍐Bake at 170°C for about 50 minutes. Before removing the cake from the oven, insert a toothpick to check that it comes out clean.
9. 🍐Let it cool, unmold, and enjoy 😋

The combination of pear and a touch of lemon gives this cake a very special aroma and flavor.

If you decide to make it, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 🍐💚