Comments on: Classic French Pear Cake

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:48:21 +0000

In reply to TJ in AK. So glad you tried it, TJ, and even happier the result was up to the standard that David set. Please enjoy a slice for me :)

By: TJ in AK

TJ in AK — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:30:46 +0000

Delicious!
I first learned of a moelleux cake from David Leibovitz’s summer fruit moelleux recipe which received rave reviews from all I feed it to. This cake is equally divine. Thank you for tantalizing pear dessert recipes.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:50:30 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Lucky you! Now you have a reason to bake it all the time :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:16:04 +0000

Thank you for an easy and great recipe for my tree of pears It came out delicious

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:52:13 +0000

In reply to Susan. I haven't Susan, but hoping someone will be able to assist you :)

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 21:16:40 +0000

Has anyone tried with splenda or other sugar substitute? Ty susan

By: JoJo

JoJo — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 03:44:18 +0000

In reply to Audrey.

Sorry – I thought I put that message on your French Apple cake recipe. But thank you for answering – was really curious. Thank you.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 05 May 2023 09:41:40 +0000

In reply to Julia Capone. Thank you so much, Julia! Glad everyone enjoyed this wonderful cake. To answer your question, I haven't honestly made the cake in any other size, but scaling it up 50% should be fairly simple, and I think should work just fine. If you're going to attempt it, I would start with a 50% increase first before doubling. If you do give it a go at a larger size, I'd love to know how it turned out.

By: Julia Capone

Julia Capone — Thu, 04 May 2023 18:21:36 +0000

I brought this to a dinner party last week and my friends all loved it! By chance have you experimented with making the recipe larger? I think I have enough room in my 9″ springform pan to at least increase by 1/2 if not double. Everyone is asking me to make the cake bigger next time!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 10:21:08 +0000

In reply to Kelly. Thank you so much, Kelly! Out of curiosity, what was the cooking time on the muffins?