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Pear and Peach Rose Cake

Pear, peach and fresh edible rose petals are folded through a yoghurt cake with a little baking powder. Fine fruit dice distribute through the shallow bake, which is rested before serving.

  • dessert
  • make ahead

Method

Steps

  1. Step 1

    Wash the fruit first; quantities refer to prepared edible weights. Core the pear, then cut into 5 mm dice. Remove the peach stone and cut the flesh into 5 mm dice. Use fresh rose petals specifically sold for eating, not florist flowers or concentrated rose flavouring. Rinse, remove the bitter white petal bases and chop finely.

  2. Step 2

    Set the oven to 175°C, conventional heat. Line the base and sides of a 20 cm square metal cake tin, at least 5 cm deep, with baking parchment.

  3. Step 3

    Cream 90 g butter (softened) with 60 g brown sugar for 2-3 minutes. Gradually beat in 150 g beaten egg, weighed without shell. Mix in 80 g natural yoghurt.

  4. Step 4

    Fold in 120 g pear, 80 g peach, 8 g fresh edible rose petals.

  5. Step 5

    Combine 180 g all purpose flour, 0.5 tsp baking powder. Fold into the fruit mixture until no dry flour remains.

  6. Step 6

    Spread the batter evenly in the prepared tin. Bake 35-45 minutes. Bake until set throughout, with no raw batter on a skewer; the centre must also reach at least 74°C. Cover with foil if the surface darkens first.

  7. Step 7

    Rest in the tin for 30 minutes before cutting into 6 portions. Serve warm from the tin, or lift out only when the bake holds together.

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