Ingredients

• 8 firm but ripe pears w
• 8 plates
• 4 ruby port
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/2 squares
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1 pear on
• 1 cake (square)
• 1 at a time
• 1 day
• 2 c sugar
• 2 5/8 c all purpose flour
• 1 c buttermilk
• 3/4 c firmly packed dk brown sugar
• 1 c butter (unsalted)
• 3/8 c unsulfured
• 3/8 c strong brewed coffee
• 1/4 c lemon juice (fresh)
• 1/4 c ginger (finely chopped peeled fresh)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar in bowl
• 2 tb powdered sugar
• 1 1/4 ts baking soda
• 1/2 tb sugar
• 2 ts cinnamon (ground)
• 1 tb ginger (ground)
• 3/4 ts dry mustard powder
• 1/2 ts vanilla extract
• 1/4 ts ginger (ground)