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Preheat oven to 375F
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Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy.
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Add the egg yolks, one by one, mixing well between additions.
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Add the flour and then the cornstarch slowly; the duo will become dense and heavy.
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Add the milk slowly to soften the dough and finally mix the chocolate milk powder, cocoa powder and baking powder, set aside.
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Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, place in the bowl with the chocolate mix and fold it gently until a batter forms.
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Place in a cake ring mold that's has been coated with butter and sugar.
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Slowly push the peeled pears into the batter until they reach the bottom, equal distance from each other, away from the center, near the rim.
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Place it in the oven and bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick pressed into the center of the cake comes mostly clean.
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Allow it to cool completely, remove ring, coat it with powdered sugar.