Flourless Chocolate Cake with Pear, Macadamia and Creme Chantilly

Beautiful juicy pears from the vacant house over the back.
Recipe from the June 2011 iss-yoo of Real Living Magazine.

I'm trying to think of the right word to describe this cake, but I keep
coming back to "flat on the tongue".
I dunno even know what that means!
You know that flat feeling that goes across the mid back of your tongue?
No?
Just me then?
It's very cocoaish - without the sugar.
The first piece I had, was while it was still warm, and I was disappointed.
The second piece - the next day, I liked A LOT better.
The flavours seemed to compliment one another much better.
And the pears!!!
Heavenly.
I think by my third piece, I'll be totally in love with it.
It's a grown-up kinda cake.

Wanna taste?
I'll slip some in the mail.

Added: can most DEFINITELY confirm - after pieces 3,4,5 & 6,
this cake is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.


Photos: June, 2011

Pear, Pistachio and Chocolate Cake

Well, hello there, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.
I see you've been conspiring with your mate the sun
to fill all fruit with ripeness to the core!
Thanks!
You're awesome!
(apologies to John Keats)

This is such an easy recipe to make.
If you are new to baking I'd thoroughly recommend giving this one a crack.

It comes from an excellent little book
my sister, Leigh found for me - The SBS Foodies' Diary.
As soon as she saw the type of recipes it featured,
she knew it was for me!

We (Mum, Clarrie the Morris Minor and me
- Vince had to stay home in case Clarrie packed it in and I had to ring him to come and get us)
took the cake - still warm - on a picnic.
I felt obliged to give it a round of applause after I polished it off.
It was just like a big gooey nutty peary jaffa.
What's not to love?

Photos: April, 2011