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
• 400 gr sugar
• 325 gr all purpose flour
• 240 ml buttermilk
• 170 gr firmly packed dk brown sugar
• 130 gr butter (unsalted)
• 110 gr unsulfured
• 80 gr strong brewed coffee
• 60 ml lemon juice (fresh)
• 60 gr ginger (finely chopped peeled fresh)
• 32 gr sugar in bowl
• 26 gr powdered sugar
• 6 gr baking soda
• 6 gr sugar
• 5 gr cinnamon (ground)
• 5 gr ginger (ground)
• 4 gr dry mustard powder
• 2 gr vanilla extract
• 1 gr ginger (ground)