Chocolate Spiced Pear Cake

Name: Chocolate Spiced Pear Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 3 whole pears; 25 ml whisky; 1 stick cinnamon; 5 whole cloves; ½ tsp ground ginger; 1 whole vanilla pod (optional); 200 g light brown sugar; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 800 ml water; 120 g plain flour (all-purpose); 45 g unsweetened cocoa powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda / baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 60 ml neutral-tasting oil (coconut, vegetable or sunflower oil); 120 g caster sugar; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp of vanilla paste; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 1 medium egg (50g total); 130 ml milk; 130 ml boiling water; 300 ml pear poaching liquid; 100 ml single cream; 40 g unsweetened cocoa powder