Pear and Chocolate Cake

Chocolate and pears make a heavenly couple.

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Ingredients

4 1/2 oz (125 g) soft butter or margarine		1 3/4 oz (50 g) Fairtrade cocoa
6 oz (175 g) golden caster sugar		1 3/4 oz (50 g) Fairtrade plain chocolate, chopped
4 large eggs, beaten		2 fresh Fairtrade pears, peeled, cored, and chopped
9 oz (250 g) self-raising wholemeal flour		5 fl oz (150 ml) milk

Prep: 30 min Total: More than 60 min

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1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Base-line an 18cm (7-in) springform cake tin and grease the sides with butter.
2
Cream the fat with the sugar until light and fluffy.
3
Beat the eggs in gradually, adding a little of the flour each time.
4
Fold in the cocoa, chopped chocolate, and pears. Add the milk to the mixture and combine.
5
Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin, place it in the oven, and bake for about 30 minutes.

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