Walnut Cake With Sauteed Pears And Cinnamon Cream Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Grease an 8-inch/20-cm round cake pan and line with parchment paper.
• Grind the walnuts together with the breadcrumbs in a food processor. Put the egg whites in a large bowl for whisking. Whisk the yolks and granulated sugar in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (without letting the bowl touch the water) until they have tripled in volume and become thick, pale and ribbony. Take the yolk mixture off the heat. Scatter the nut mixture over the yolk mixture, along with the chocolate, if using, then drizzle over the butter and espresso. Fold very gently to blend. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks. Stir a spoonful of whites into the batter to loosen it, and then gently fold in the remainder.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack before flipping the cake out onto a serving plate.
• Decorate with a sifting of confectioners' sugar and a few walnut halves. Some white blossoms look nice, too. Serve small portions of cake with whipped cream and chocolate shavings or with coffee ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan and tap out the excess flour.
• To prepare the cake, in a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt and whisk 8 to 10 times until well mixed.
• Using an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolks and beat until smooth. Add the dry ingredients in 3 or 4 batches, alternating with the milk and ending with the dry ingredients. Stir well and fold in the nuts and vanilla.
• Using an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, beat the egg whites until they hold stiff peaks. Fold the whites into the batter just until mixed. Spread the batter in the cake pan. Bake in the center oven rack for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
• To prepare the pears, in a sauté pan or skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat and cook the pears, stirring, for about 5 minutes, or just until softened. Sprinkle with the sugar. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice and mix well. Cover to keep warm.
• To make the cream, using an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, whip the cream and sugar until the cream is thick but not dry. Add the cinnamon and continue whipping until the cream is the desired consistency. Serve the cake topped with the pears and cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Lightly butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt: whisk about 10 times until well mixed.
• With electric mixer, cream the 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar. Add egg yolks and beat until smooth.
• Add dry ingredients in 3 or 4 batches, alternating with milk and ending with dry ingredients. Stir well and fold in nuts and vanilla.
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites with mixer until they form stiff peaks. Fold whites into batter until just mixed.
• Spread batter in pan. Bake on center rack about 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Turn out onto wire rack to cool right side up.
• For pears- melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, till just softened, about 5 to 10 minutes,. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, the nutmeg and lemon juice, and stir to combine. Cover to keep warm.
• To make cream - Using electric mixer on medium high speed, whip cream and 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl until cream is thick but not dry.
• Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and continue whipping until cream is of desired consistency.
• Serve cake topped with pears and cream.
• Note: The cake can be baked one day ahead and kept at room temperature covered entirely in plastic wrap.
• The pears can be made up to two days ahead, cooled and refrigerated, covered, then reheated in a pan over low heat just before serving.
• Whip the cream just before serving.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together 1 cup walnuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
• In another bowl, add 1/3 cup flour.
• Cut in butter with pastry blender until the consistancy of coarse crumbs.
• Add 3/4 cup of the walnut mixture and stir to combine.
• Set walnut mixture and crumb mixture aside.
• In a bowl, toss pears with lemon juice; set aside.
• In another bowl mix together 1 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In yet another bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter on medium speed of an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
• Beat in sugar and vanilla.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition until well mixed.
• Alternately add the flour mixture and the sour cream to egg mixture.
• Beat on low speed after each addition until combined.
• Spread two-thirds of batter into a greased 9-inch springform pan.
• Sprinkle with reserved walnut mixture.
• Layer pears evenly over walnut mixture.
• Spread remaining batter over pears.
• Sprinkle with crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 cup walnuts.
• Bake 45-50 minutes longer or until tests done.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Run a knife around the sides of the pan.
• Remove side of springform pan.
• Cool for 1 hour.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Place flour in a small bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 3/4 cup of nut mixture; set aside for topping. Set aside remaining nut mixture for filling., In a small bowl, toss pears with lemon juice; set aside. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. , Spread two-thirds of the batter into a greased 9-in. springform pan. Top with the reserved nut mixture, pears and remaining batter. Sprinkle with walnuts and reserved topping mixture. , Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Cool for 1 hour before cutting.

Steps:

• Make ice cream:
• Combine milk, cream, peppercorns, and salt in heavy large saucepan. Bring just to simmer. Whisk yolks and sugar in medium bowl. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into yolk mixture. Return to saucepan and stir constantly over medium heat until mixture is thick enough to coat back of spoon, about 3 minutes (do not boil). Strain custard into medium bowl; cover and refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours.
• Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.
• Transfer custard to ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to container; cover and freeze.
• Make walnut cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Process walnuts and powdered sugar in processor until nuts are finely ground. Transfer to large bowl. Add almond flour, all purpose flour, and salt. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites and vanilla extract in large bowl until frothy. With mixer running, gradually add brown sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Stir 1/3 egg-white mixture into flour mixture. Fold in remaining egg-white mixture in 2 additions. Pour into prepared pan. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 27 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack.
• Sauté pears:
• Melt butter with sugar and honey in heavy extra-large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears and cook until liquid evaporates and pears are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Stir in brandy and lemon juice.
• Cut cake into 8 pieces. Place cake on plates. Arrange shaved cheese on side of plates. Top with sautéed pears and scoop of black pepper ice cream.