...and a partridge in a pear cake!

We're halfway through the usual Christmas family tour at the moment, and have a night back at home between visits. I learned just a couple of days ago, that we'd volunteered to sort out dessert for the Christmas meal - so I guess I'm baking tonight! Since we've been driving for nearly 6 hours to get home, only have tonight to make something, and it's two days before Christmas so I'm not even sure if the shops are still open, it doesn't feel like the right time to do anything fancy or experimental - so time to revisit an old favourite! I'm baking this pear and almond cake, which is even easier to do now that we have a stand mixer!

The thing that really strikes me is that there doesn't seem to be very much mixture - I hope we have enough to feed everyone! I really don't remember the amounts being so small, but then looking back at the recipe, there's not all that much flour or ground almonds, so it makes sense.

The pears we got were a bit on the smaller side, so I used two and a half pears, rather than the usual two. It was a little more difficult fitting them all on top as a result.

It really is a pretty cake though!