• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Hungry Girl Por Vida

Chocolate Pear Buckle

November 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Chocolate Pear Buckle by @cindyr

It is a mere 48-ish hours since Halloween and I am already itching to bust out the Christmas decor (note the plaid in these photos as evidence). I can hear your collective groans. I get it! I’m cooling my jets, don’t worry. I’m still holding onto fall and gently patting all my decorative gourds and relishing the crispy, crunch of leaves beneath my shoes. I’m still going to sneak in some plaid and scope out the wrapping paper options though, because I need to plan my wrapping scheme in advance guys. I’m only human, okay?

Chocolate Pear Buckle by @cindyr

Since it’s autumn and pears are pretty available right now, I made this buckle-inspired cake that I’ve been thinking of for days. Appearently chocolate and pear are a classic pearing (har, har) and even though a buckle is technically a yellow cake, I couldn’t shake the idea of sliced pear halves snuggled up with deep chocolate cake batter and sprinkled with sliced almonds. The cake comes together easily and bakes up to be just-sweet which is nice considering the pears bake up very sweet and makes this cake perfect for dusting with a blanket of confectioners sugar. It’s pretty yet rustic, rich but not heavy, while feeling both casual enough to go with an afternoon cup of coffee or tea and special enough to serve as a dinner party dessert.

Chocolate Pear Buckle by @cindyr

 

Chocolate Pear Buckle
 
Prep time
15 mins

Cook time
45 mins

Total time
1 hour

 

Juicy pears are nestled in a just-sweet chocolate batter that “buckles” around the fruit making for a rustic yet pretty cake.
Author: Cindy
Serves: 9 servings

Ingredients
  • 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 pears, peeled and cored
  • ½ cup sliced almonds
  • 1 tablespoon raw sugar
  • confectioners sugar to serve
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line an 9×9 inch square baking pan with parchment.
  2. In a bowl whisk together the butter, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla until combined well.
  3. In another bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and kosher salt. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and fold until just combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared baking pan. Slice the pear halves and using a spatula, arrange each sliced pear half onto the batter, fanning each half out a bit. Sprinkle the tops of the pears and cake batter with the almonds. Sprinkle the almonds with the raw sugar. Bake for 45 minutes in the center rack of the oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake batter comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack before serving.
Notes
Use pears that just yield to a slight squeeze, super soft pears will fall apart and underripe pears won’t soften when cooking.

I use dutched cocoa powder for this recipe. Valrhona is my absolute favorite.

3.4.3177

More from my site

  • Pumpkin Ganache CupcakesPumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Cherry-Almond BuckleCherry-Almond Buckle
  • Double Chocolate Bundt CakeDouble Chocolate Bundt Cake
  • Brown Sugar Peach BuckleBrown Sugar Peach Buckle
  • Orange Ginger Cream Cheese MuffinsOrange Ginger Cream Cheese Muffins
  • Simple Chocolate Cake with GanacheSimple Chocolate Cake with Ganache

Filed Under: cake, chocolate Tagged With: almond, baking, buckle, buttermilk, cake, chocolate, easy, fall, pear, winter

Previous Post: « I’d Eat That
Next Post: Rumchata Spiked Coffee »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Tori

    November 2, 2015 at 4:22 am

    Hey, I’m so with you on kicking right into Christmas gear! I’m so phsyched up for the holidays and this buckle looks like the perfect way to start getting into the mood!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 2, 2015 at 10:52 pm

      I’m glad I’m not alone 🙂

      Reply
  2. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar

    November 2, 2015 at 9:07 am

    I’m ready for Christmas…but I’m keeping my excitement at bay for as long as possible before I start SCREAMING songs aloud everywhere!!! I’m so glad to hear I’m not alone. Also, in love with this buckle! i’ve never seen anything quite like this before!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 2, 2015 at 10:51 pm

      YES! United!

      Reply
  3. Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog

    November 2, 2015 at 11:07 am

    What a great flavor combination. I’m totally obsessed with pears right now, so in cake form? YUP, sounds amazing!

    Reply
  4. Kayla

    November 2, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    My husband was humming a Christmas song yesterday so the Christmas vibes must be in the air 😉 And this cake looks/sounds incredible!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 2, 2015 at 10:50 pm

      It must be! Thanks, Kayla!

      Reply
  5. Hannah | The Swirling Spoon

    November 2, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    I need to take a second to acknowledge your awesome red-rimmed baking pan! I WANT ONE!
    Your post made me realise it’s time to get excited about Christmas 🙂 there’s been so much going on lately that I clean forgot about it!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 2, 2015 at 10:50 pm

      I got ridiculously excited when I found that pan! ha!

      Reply
  6. Amy | Club Narwhal

    November 3, 2015 at 6:49 am

    YESSSSSS! I start listening to Christmas music in August (much to Warren’s horror) and am so excited for the season to begin! This looks perfect and I LOVE those plaid napkins 😉

    Reply
  7. Heather and Melissa

    November 3, 2015 at 9:27 am

    We say, bring on the cozy winter comfort food!!! Aaaaaannnddd this would be in that category. Well done, and keep ’em coming!

    ♥Heather and Melissa

    Reply
  8. Ruby

    November 3, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    Let’s be honest Christmas is more than a month – it is a season so you can start celebrating whenever you damn well please! Christmas tis the best season! I love the plaid. And I had never heard of a buckle cake before but its such a gorgeous word for a cake. Looks delicious as always x

    Reply
  9. Brittany W

    November 10, 2015 at 12:31 am

    totally making this for dessert on Christmas this year!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • How Many Eggs Per Day Can Someone Eat On Keto Diet?
  • Paleo Diet vs. Keto: What Are the Differences?
  • Keto Vegetarian: Is It Possible to Lose Weight without Meat, Cheese, and Eggs?
  • Cranberry Ricotta Tart
  • Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes

Recent Comments

  • Ariana on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Sara @ Cake Over Steak on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Fatimah on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Kelsey @ Appeasing a Food Geek on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes
  • Em on Pumpkin Ganache Cupcakes

Copyright © 2023 Hungry Girl Por Vida on the Foodie Pro Theme