Pinwheels delight children as they spin around, their colors whirring
together; a true pattern of beauty to behold. Crafting a pinwheel is
simple and even the smallest children can make most of the steps (the
pin part needs supervision and assistance). You can experiment with different
types of paper that you have lying about the house to see what sort of different effects you can create.
No no I m not taking a craft lesson here. Like a pinwheel made by paper is delightful for a child, this pear pinwheel made by us at The Home Bakers' Club has been a delight for adults. It sure made a pretty cake and it's really not that hard to make. And like a paper pinwheel, you can experiment with different fruits. M thinking apples and pineapples next.
It's the fourth bake at The Home Bakers' Club and this time around Zoe @ Bake For Happy Kids selected this delectable dessert for us to bake. Like most of you know, we at The Home Bakers' Club are baking all the recipes from the book "Coffee Cakes" by Lou Seibert Pappas. THB was started by the super talented Joyce @ Kitchen Flavours and it's a free, easy and open for all baking club. You are most welcome to join in the fun. Please visit The Home Bakers' Club's site for more details.
Coming back to this pretty dessert, it will surely make a lovely centrepiece at any dessert table. I like the earthy nutmeg and cinnamon flavour of this cake. Although some of my fellow bakers at the THB found it a tad sweet to their taste, I preferred it the way it is. The hazelnut meal (you can also use almonds instead of hazelnuts), aided by the juices released by the pears, makes for a super moist texture. The cake doesn't have any artificial leavening and hence it isn't a "tall cake". Next time though I will cut thinner slices of Pears (so that I won't have to fight with my plate and fork to cut a slice :D).
I also found that it taste better the next day as the flavours get time to mingle and steep into the pear slices. A reheated warm slice with a scoop of plain vanilla ice cream tasted divine...trust me.
Please visit Zoe for the full recipe and don't forget to drop by the Home Bakers' Club to see my fellow bakers take on this delectable dessert.
No no I m not taking a craft lesson here. Like a pinwheel made by paper is delightful for a child, this pear pinwheel made by us at The Home Bakers' Club has been a delight for adults. It sure made a pretty cake and it's really not that hard to make. And like a paper pinwheel, you can experiment with different fruits. M thinking apples and pineapples next.
It's the fourth bake at The Home Bakers' Club and this time around Zoe @ Bake For Happy Kids selected this delectable dessert for us to bake. Like most of you know, we at The Home Bakers' Club are baking all the recipes from the book "Coffee Cakes" by Lou Seibert Pappas. THB was started by the super talented Joyce @ Kitchen Flavours and it's a free, easy and open for all baking club. You are most welcome to join in the fun. Please visit The Home Bakers' Club's site for more details.
Coming back to this pretty dessert, it will surely make a lovely centrepiece at any dessert table. I like the earthy nutmeg and cinnamon flavour of this cake. Although some of my fellow bakers at the THB found it a tad sweet to their taste, I preferred it the way it is. The hazelnut meal (you can also use almonds instead of hazelnuts), aided by the juices released by the pears, makes for a super moist texture. The cake doesn't have any artificial leavening and hence it isn't a "tall cake". Next time though I will cut thinner slices of Pears (so that I won't have to fight with my plate and fork to cut a slice :D).
I also found that it taste better the next day as the flavours get time to mingle and steep into the pear slices. A reheated warm slice with a scoop of plain vanilla ice cream tasted divine...trust me.
Please visit Zoe for the full recipe and don't forget to drop by the Home Bakers' Club to see my fellow bakers take on this delectable dessert.
Yours look lovely, Anuja! Even though this cake is not really my cup of tea, but yes, I do agree that it tastes better the next day! :)
ReplyDeleteI was also thinking of other fruits, Anuja. Having it with ice cream is indeed a great idea!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Your pinwheel is also very well done.
ReplyDeleteI love the pinwheel shape and the use of hazelnut meal in this lovely cake :)
ReplyDeletei didnt hv the chance to try the next day, mine was finished within a short time due to a really small cake that i made and love your pinwheel pattern. Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteMmmm... I like the look of this. It would be great for breakfast too!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so interesting. My husband loves desserts with pears.
ReplyDeleteCake looks so delish..like the pinwheel..u have a nice space here..happy to follow u ..
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This looks so pretty and I love the flavour combination of pear and hazelnut.
ReplyDeleteyour description of the cake makde me drooling
ReplyDeletecant wait to bake this cake tomorrow :)
Hi Anuja, love your pin wheel pattern, very pretty. Your cake look soft and moist, yummy. Wish I can have 1 slice now, LOL
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Love how you decorated this pinwheel cake! Looks really moist & tasty! I've never try hazelnut & pear combo! Intriguing recipe & sound super yummy! Will try this recipe soon! Have a wonderful day, Anuja! :)
ReplyDeleteOooh your cake looks delicious Anuja! I still have one mini-cake left... going to warm it up and eat with ice cream! ;)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, now that does look pretty. I love hazelnuts in baking and I bet the pear went really well with it too.
ReplyDeleteNice to know that the cake develop a better flavour on the next day. We finished our small cake quite quickly and I didn't have a chance to taste the difference.
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