Apple and Pear Cake

I truly enjoy doing homework with my kids. Theoretically concise and succinct, in practice it requires sometimes lengthy convincing and persuading, but we always get there in the end, to our parental astonishment. As they are still very young, it’s all mostly play-based and often maths turns into baking tasks, to understand volume and mass. This little apple and pear recipe is a result of one of those weekly assignments. We had to think about zero waste and decided to rescue some unappealing (but equally pricey) pears from the corner shop and then exercised gentle encouragement for the youngest to practice measuring, with the never-failing promise of spoon licking upon completion, the whole family’s partaking and reward.

Short and sweet, it filled our winter afternoon with warmth and purpose. Hope it fulfills you too!

Ingredients

1-2 pears, peeled and diced or sliced

1 apple, peeled and diced or sliced 

1/2 Tablespoon lemon juice

150 g granulated sugar

85 g butter melted

15 g olive oil or vegetable oil

2 large eggs at room temperature

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract

190 g all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

120 g milk room temperature

Method

Preheat the oven to 350F/180C. Prepare a baking tin with parchment paper and set aside. 

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, except for the pear and apples, and beat at low speed for a few minutes and until they all come together. Add half the batter to the tin and then use a spoon to add the the fruit. Top with the rest of the batter. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 40-45 minutes or until when inserting a knife in the middle it comes out clean. Enjoy!

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