On what is officially the third day of spring we uncovered the outdoor table and moved it out on to the deck. We are lucky to have a big outdoor wooden deck area that is up in the canopy of the large established tress in our back yard. We had a much loved family member to share our lunch with us. It was great even at the end of winter to be able to eat (some parts of the meal) homemade and from our garden...avocados, rocket and a healthy wholemeal loaf that had been rising in the oven while we were out for the morning.
I also gave a new recipe a try from this week's Ooooby box and judging by the way is disappeared it was
a hit!
a hit!
Isabella and I had spent quite some time this morning trying to crack open the macadamia nuts (for this recipe) with a meat tenderiser. It gave the ideal opportunity to introduce the word 'frustrating' into her three year old vocabulary.
This recipe was pretty easy. It was incredibly light - a bit lie a steamed pudding and the outside was kind of caramelised and gooey. It was great with plain unsweetened yoghurt. This will be a make again recipe - the visual impact was great (with not too much effort) and it was really yummy!
Macadamia and Pear Upside Down Cake – serves 12
50 g butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 pears, peeled, cored and sliced into eighths
150 g butter
¾ cup(150g) brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
3 free range eggs
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ cup finely chopped macadamia nuts
Line a 22 cm spring form cake pan with baking paper.
Melt the first measure of butter and sugar together and pour over the baking paper.
Lay the pears in a circular pattern.
Cream butter, sugar and vanilla together until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time. Fold in sifted flour and baking power then stir in the nuts.
Spoon the cakemixture over the pears.
Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 35- 40 minutes or until cake tester comesout clean.
Leave to rest for 5 minutes before turning out onto a serving plate.
Serve with whipped cream or yoghurt.
Looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm there is still around half left on the bench...it is calling me.
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