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Chocolate German Pear Pancake

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine German
Keyword cake
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 8
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk (250 ml)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter (28 grams)
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour (74 grams)
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder (15 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons butter (42 grams)
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar divided
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 pears peeled, cored, and sliced
  • whipped cream for serving optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Combine milk, eggs, melted butter, flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract in a blender. Blend for 1 minute or until smooth. Let sit for 30 minutes.
  • Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a cast iron pan over medium heat. Combine 4 tablespoons sugar with cinnamon and nutmeg and sprinkle on top of butter. Arrange pears on top. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar on top and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
  • Remove from heat and slowly pour pancake batter evenly on top. Bake chocolate German pear pancake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F and continue to bake for another 10 minutes. Remove from oven and serve warm with whipped cream if desired.