Pear Delight

Pear with the deliciousness, We have been eating lots of pears lately, enjoy them fresh, poached, a companion for a cheeseboard and to add the freshness for salads,  as salad is served at the table daily.
Delicious cake, it is topped with mixed dried fruits, added of the fresh pear before baking, makes a Pear Delight Cake.  I have baked this cake a few time, and the family love it.

This time my baking is dedicated for Rayner to mark his milestone birthday.  It was good to be shared with.

Sliced Pear Delight Cake

Here, The Preparation and The Baking.
It was good to fill up Sunday morning, these days we have to be active and busy to warm up to start the day, no mention that the Autumn season is getting colder and getting darker quickly.  We must be efficient and spend time wisely, otherwise, without knowingly, the day has long gone.

Gathering Ingredients
Fresh Herbs for Garnish
From the pantry and from the refrigerator
Self-rising flour, Butter, Sugar, Eggs, mixed dried fruits, cream
Jam, Almond meal and the Pear.
The Baking Tin
A large Tart Tin 25cm, baking paper, melted butter

The Preparation
Put the Oven up to 175 degrees C

Make the base of the cake, it is close enough as making lining- paste for pies.
600g self-rising flour
300g unsalted butter softened
275 full cream
1 egg
3/4 cup castor sugar.
Mix all ingredients to make a soft dough
Divide into two and line the two prepared tin with the dough
Cover the tin, spread evenly

The Filling/Topping
Spread evenly three tablespoons jam on top of the dough.
Add 6 tablespoons mix dried fruit which is steep in with sherry the day before-spread it evenly.
Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon almond meal over it.  Now keep aside
The Topping
Peel the 3 medium sizes half-ripe pears and slice thinly

Melt 25g of unsalted butter
Place and arrange the sliced pear on top to cover the filling, brush the pear with the melted butter.
Sprinkle the pear with castor sugar lightly before baking
Bake at the preheated oven at 50-55 minutes.
Let it stays on the tin to cool.
Using yummy ingredients, it makes delicious food

You could see the sparkle of the castor sugar on top the buttered sliced pear.

Baked Pear Cake Delight.  Two of Cakes, using different baking tins.

 When it is cool entirely, cover with baking paper and wrap with a clean tea towel.  Store in a clean, dry place (in the cupboard) for overnight.  Cut and slice in the morning prior serving.

 Keeping Clean - Protection of the Dust Etc

You may like to bake the Pear Delight Cake, I hope the writing and the instruction, is clear, and the method of cooking is comfortable for you. Last but not least, the pictures help!

Working in the kitchen has to be meticulously clean for a good reason, that's what I do, and my family has no doubt about it.  How good it is to know, and I am glad that my children continue the routine habit and the tradition to run their home.

Sweets are complemented by Savouries.  Here are the sandwiches using brioche.  Brioches sandwiches are another delight.  My assessment, the egg mixture did not have enough mayonnaise, as the eggs were hardboiled; the mix was to dry, and it was not easy to work with.  Be better next time. 

Cheese and Ham Sandwiches dressed in mustard.

Egg and Cheese Sandwiches dressed in creamy and mustard and fresh thyme

Egg and Smoked Trout Sandwiches with French Sorrel

The Brioche Sandwiches Dressed in Fresh Herbs.

It did not vary, only a savoury and sweet but enough to have for morning tea during the game of sports.  The big birthday does not come every year, so how little it was I made the best of it.  Thanking you all.

The Dinner Party is coming up soon for the Birthday Boy, Melbourne here We are coming.

Love Birthday Celebration

Susy