Preheat oven to 325F
Melt chocolate in double boiler
Mix flour, baking powder and salt in bowl
Use electric mixer to beat butter and sugar together till creamy. Add egg yokes one at a time till just blended on medium speed.
Turn mixer down to low and alternately add dry ingredients, white chocolate and milk till blended.
Beat egg whites till stiff peaks form then using a spatula fold them into the cake batter.
Butter and flour a 9 inch tube pan. Spoon half the cake batter into the pan.
Slice the pears into thin wedges and spread them on top of the batter (reserve the liquid for the frosting) then spoon the rest of the batter into the pan over the pears.
Bake about 50 minutes or till the cake tests done. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely.
To make the frosting mix sugar and butter in a bowl then beat in enough of the pear liquid to make a spreadable frosting.
Spread frosting over top and sides
Melt chocolate in double boiler
Mix flour, baking powder and salt in bowl
Use electric mixer to beat butter and sugar together till creamy. Add egg yokes one at a time till just blended on medium speed.
Turn mixer down to low and alternately add dry ingredients, white chocolate and milk till blended.
Beat egg whites till stiff peaks form then using a spatula fold them into the cake batter.
Butter and flour a 9 inch tube pan. Spoon half the cake batter into the pan.
Slice the pears into thin wedges and spread them on top of the batter (reserve the liquid for the frosting) then spoon the rest of the batter into the pan over the pears.
Bake about 50 minutes or till the cake tests done. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely.
To make the frosting mix sugar and butter in a bowl then beat in enough of the pear liquid to make a spreadable frosting.
Spread frosting over top and sides
