Pear and cocoa olive oil cake slice

Ingredients

For 1 serving

• All-purpose flour25 g
• Unsweetened cocoa powder1 teaspoon
• Pear0.5
• Eggs0.5
• Sugar10 g
• Extra virgin olive oil5 g
• Baking powder2 g

Contains: gluten, eggs,

In season: September – February

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (conventional) and line a small tin with baking paper.
2. Peel and core the half pear and cut it into cubes of about 1 cm.
3. Beat the egg in a cup and take half. In a bowl, whisk it with the sugar and extra virgin olive oil until pale and smooth.
4. Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder over the top and stir with a spatula until no lumps remain; fold in the pear cubes.
5. Pour the batter into the tin, level it and bake for 30 minutes, until risen and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out dry.
6. Let it cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning it out.