ASDA part of the Wal-Mart family

• 450g firm Asda pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 225g self-raising flour
• 2tsp baking powder
• 400g caster sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 150g pack Asda ground almonds
• 225g butter, melted

1 Preheat oven to 180C/Gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm x 28cm roasting tin with greaseproof paper. Toss the sliced pears in half the lemon juice and set aside.

2 Sift the flour, baking powder and 350g caster sugar into a large bowl. Beat the eggs and stir into the flour, along with the ground almonds and butter. Stir together then spread half the mixture evenly into the tin.

3 Arrange three-quarters of the pears on top, then pour over the rest of the mixture. Decorate with the remaining pears. Bake in the oven for 1 hour until the cake is golden and firm to the touch.

4 Stir together the remaining lemon juice and caster sugar and pour over the cake while hot. Leave to cool completely, then turn out and remove the paper. Serve with vanilla ice cream. This dish is not suitable for freezing.