Chick Pea Chocolate Cake with poached pears (Gluten Free)

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An interesting thing to do to use up chick peas from yesterdays Greece experience.



Chick Pea Chocolate Cake with poached pears (Gluten Free)
Cake
250g plain chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 (400g) tins chickpeas, rinsed and drained
4 eggs
150g caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
Poached Pears
4 Pears (serves 8 people)
Half bottle or red wine
5 tbs sugar
1 tsp cinnamon powder
5 whole cloves
Couple of pinches of nutmeg

Methodology Cake:-
Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4.
Grease a 23cm round cake tin, line with parchment and then grease again.
Place the chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl.
Cook in the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds after the first minute, until chocolate is melted and smooth.
Combine the chick peas and eggs in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth.
Add the sugar and the baking powder, and pulse to blend.
Pour in the melted chocolate and blend until smooth, scraping down the corners to make sure chocolate is completely mixed.
Transfer the batter to the prepared cake tin.
Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Cool in the tin on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before turning out onto a serving plate.

Methodology Poached Pears:-
Peel the pears and leave whole with stalk on
Add Wine, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pears to a pan.
Bring to simmer and cover for 30 to 40 mins or until pears are soft. Turn pears every 5 mins.
Once pears are soft remove them and slice in half. Each half is for 1 person.
Reduce wine sauce down until it forms a nice sweet sauce.
Plate up piece of cake with pear half and drizzle with wine sauce.

Optional Serve with a dollop of clotted cream or ice cream.

CREDITS: The Chick pea cake recipe came from the following user CCUMMINS from www.allrecipes.com


http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/6722/gluten-free-chocolate-cake.aspx