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2-Ingredient Pear and Chocolate Cake
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Prep time: 15 min
- Cook time: 10 min
- Serving: 8
- Cost: Low
- Note + chilling time in the fridge (at least 2 h)
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PRESENTATION
2-Ingredient Pear and Chocolate Cake is exactly what it sounds like: fresh pears and dark chocolate, nothing else. No flour, no eggs, no butter, no sugar — just two ingredients that happen to work remarkably well together. The pears are briefly blanched, then blended with melted dark chocolate until smooth, and the mixture is poured into a pan and left to set in the refrigerator. No oven, no complicated steps, and no prior baking experience required.
The result is dense and creamy, with an intense chocolate flavor that is gently softened by the natural sweetness of the fruit. Because setting happens in the refrigerator rather than the oven, the texture lands somewhere between a firm mousse and a sliceable no-bake cake — cool, smooth, and genuinely surprising for something made with so few components. It works equally well as a dessert at the end of a special meal or as a more casual afternoon treat, and it comes together in far less time than its appearance would suggest.
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- INGREDIENTS
- For a 7-inch (18 cm) pan
- Pears 1.1 lbs (500 g) - to be cleaned
- Dark chocolate 70% 1.1 lbs (500 g)
Preparation
How to prepare 2-Ingredient Pear and Chocolate Cake
To prepare the 2-ingredient pear and chocolate cake, first peel the pears 1 and cut them into wedges 2, then remove the cores 3.
Cut the flesh into evenly sized cubes 4. Put the pear cubes into a pot of boiling water 5 and cook for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the dark chocolate with a knife 6.
Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie, making sure the water does not touch the bowl 7. After cooking, drain the pears 8 and transfer them to a bowl 9.
Add the melted dark chocolate 10 and blend with an immersion blender 11 until you obtain a smooth, homogeneous mixture 11. Pour the mixture into a 6–7 inch (15–18 cm) pan lined with parchment paper 12.
Level the surface and place the pan in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours 13. After this time, check that the cake has set 14, then gently unmold it onto a serving plate. Your 2-ingredient pear and chocolate cake is ready to be sliced and served 15!
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