Tuesdays with Dorie DAC: Pears, Nuts and Rye, Oh My
January 20, 2026 at 12:03 am | Posted in cakes & tortes, DAC, groups, simple cakes, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | Leave a commentTags: baking, cake
I certainly did say “oh my,” when I mentally absorbed the ingredient list for this Pears, Nuts and Rye, Oh My cake. I’ve been out of AP flour for about a week now and didn’t feel like going out on a snowy weekend to get some, but it’s no problem for this recipe. It calls for a mixture of spelt, rye and nut flours, and, weirdly, I have all those things. I even had a pear ready to go…I remembered how long they take to ripen from our last pear project, so I went pear shopping well in advance.
This cake has a hardy flavor with the earthy flour blend, a nip of brandy and notes of molasses from brown sugar. Pear slices and hazelnuts are arranged on top of the batter and drizzled with honey. During baking, some stay afloat while others sink into the batter in a very appealing way. I baked my cake in a regular cake pan instead of a springform and it turned out just fine.
If you don’t have the book Dorie’s Anytime Cakes by Dorie Greenspan, get it and join us as we bake through it every third Tuesday of the month. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll and all the other participation deets over on Tuesdays with Dorie!
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