Pear and Chocolate Cake

Serves: 8-10
Cost: $7.50 NZD (approx)
Time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 pears, grated

• 2 eggs

• ½ cup oil

• ¾ cup sugar

• ½ cup yogurt

• ¼ cup cocoa powder

• 2 cups self-raising flour (or 2 cups plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder)

• Pinch of salt

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C . Grease and line a 22cm cake tin.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the grated pear, eggs, oil, sugar, yogurt, and cocoa powder until well combined.

3. Add the self-raising flour and salt and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.

4. Pour the batter into the prepared tin.

5. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

6. Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

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