Enjoying Autumn

Waiting for spring and enjoying the fruits of last autumn as I work my way through the remaining jars of

Pears in Rosemary Syrup

and Swedish-Style Ginger Pears

still stashed away in the cellar …

 … and one of our favourites at the moment is

Chocolate and Pear Cake

 (Has some great added benefits too – that rosemary-pear syrup makes a great cordial diluted with water – think “mild ginger beer” and you are pretty much there!)

Here’s the link to the Chocolate and Pear Cake recipe in its non-tweaked form:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2493638/chocolate-and-pear-cake

 With a couple of tweaks from me as an added extra:

– lightly roast the nuts before using as per the recipe – it just makes them so much more nutty…

– hand chopping the chocolate will give you a “chocolate chip” cake as per the recipe image; blitzing the chocolate in a blender will give you chocolate cake… take your pick and enjoy either way!