Comments on: bittersweet chocolate and pear cake http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/ Wed, 23 May 2012 22:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marybeth http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1864218 Marybeth Mon, 14 May 2012 14:15:23 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1864218 so fluffy, light & flavorful! so fluffy, light & flavorful!

]]> By: Ellen Joyce http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1779538 Ellen Joyce Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:25:41 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1779538 Okay, I am a total addict of this site but this is the first time I've posted a comment. I needed a dessert recipe that did *not* involve large quantities of alcohol and came across this. Not only did it send me straight to the store for the ingredients (as usual), but it has also compelled me to upgrade to a heavy-duty stand mixture for my next attempt! The cake is cooling (40 minutes in a tube pan *seems* to have worked) and I am about to take it to the house of the best baker in town for a trial run... Thanks!! Okay, I am a total addict of this site but this is the first time I’ve posted a comment. I needed a dessert recipe that did *not* involve large quantities of alcohol and came across this. Not only did it send me straight to the store for the ingredients (as usual), but it has also compelled me to upgrade to a heavy-duty stand mixture for my next attempt! The cake is cooling (40 minutes in a tube pan *seems* to have worked) and I am about to take it to the house of the best baker in town for a trial run… Thanks!!

]]> By: Jennifer http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1683125 Jennifer Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:22:34 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1683125 Made this last night. It was great! I got scared adding the flour and butter and using an 8 inch instead of 9, worried even more about the dampness/humidity in my kitchen (raining cats and dogs here in Htown), but for all that worrying after 50 minutes this baby turned beautifully: light and flavorful! Made this last night. It was great! I got scared adding the flour and butter and using an 8 inch instead of 9, worried even more about the dampness/humidity in my kitchen (raining cats and dogs here in Htown), but for all that worrying after 50 minutes this baby turned beautifully: light and flavorful!

]]> By: Rachel http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1662494 Rachel Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:10:25 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1662494 Made this today for a dinner party tonight and I took it out at 65 minutes, but it truly needed more like an hour ten. Either way, though, it was lovely and lush and nowhere near as rich as I expected, given the browned butter. I was relieved when I tasted a bite--it is the perfect cake. Period. Light and wonderful. Thank you, thank you!!! (Oh, and by the way, your recipes are giving me quite the reputation for being a good cook--word of mouth has had people essentially inviting themselves over for dinner the past three weekends! I need to start looking up and trying to make your [few and far between, as I recall] failed recipes to earn myself a break ;-P Totally kidding! Keep the good stuff coming! I can nap at work ;-D ). Made this today for a dinner party tonight and I took it out at 65 minutes, but it truly needed more like an hour ten. Either way, though, it was lovely and lush and nowhere near as rich as I expected, given the browned butter. I was relieved when I tasted a bite–it is the perfect cake. Period. Light and wonderful. Thank you, thank you!!!

(Oh, and by the way, your recipes are giving me quite the reputation for being a good cook–word of mouth has had people essentially inviting themselves over for dinner the past three weekends! I need to start looking up and trying to make your [few and far between, as I recall] failed recipes to earn myself a break ;-P Totally kidding! Keep the good stuff coming! I can nap at work ;-D ).

]]> By: Marta http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1616820 Marta Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:48:56 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1616820 Just made it today and it was wonderful although I didn't have chocolate chips and I just chopped up a bar of chocolate. At first I wasn't so sure whether 50 minutes wouldn't be too much but the recipe was right so I needn't have worried. Just made it today and it was wonderful although I didn’t have chocolate chips and I just chopped up a bar of chocolate.
At first I wasn’t so sure whether 50 minutes wouldn’t be too much but the recipe was right so I needn’t have worried.

]]> By: Lisa http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1568089 Lisa Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:48:46 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1568089 AMAZING!! I've never made a cake this way before. It got rave reviews from family and friends. I've just discovered your site and this was the first recipe I tried from it. I'll definitely be coming back for more! I wish I lived near Brooklyn. That restaurant sounds fab. Thanks for sharing the recipe! AMAZING!! I’ve never made a cake this way before. It got rave reviews from family and friends. I’ve just discovered your site and this was the first recipe I tried from it. I’ll definitely be coming back for more! I wish I lived near Brooklyn. That restaurant sounds fab. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

]]> By: Ashley http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1548194 Ashley Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:53:52 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1548194 I made this cake on Sunday, it was SO good. Just had to adjust a bit for my altitude (7,800 ft in Aspen, CO). Awesome post! I made this cake on Sunday, it was SO good. Just had to adjust a bit for my altitude (7,800 ft in Aspen, CO). Awesome post!

]]> By: deb http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1536953 deb Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:51:40 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1536953 Rachel -- Absolutely. The beating of the eggs warm them up too. You might just find that it takes an extra minute or so to get the right volume. Rachel — Absolutely. The beating of the eggs warm them up too. You might just find that it takes an extra minute or so to get the right volume.

]]> By: Rachel http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1535793 Rachel Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:40:54 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1535793 I made this successfully in the fall with normal temps before but I was wondering--- my house is poorly insulated and room temperature will likely be around 50 degrees in the kitchen. Will the batter still turn out okay if my eggs are at that "room" temperature? I made this successfully in the fall with normal temps before but I was wondering— my house is poorly insulated and room temperature will likely be around 50 degrees in the kitchen. Will the batter still turn out okay if my eggs are at that “room” temperature?

]]> By: Sarah http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/bittersweet-chocolate-and-pear-cake/#comment-1535046 Sarah Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:40:50 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1841#comment-1535046 Our French neighbor made a decadent chocolate pear torte for her son's birthday and I've been dying for a recipe. Thank you! Our French neighbor made a decadent chocolate pear torte for her son’s birthday and I’ve been dying for a recipe. Thank you!

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