Ginger cake with wine poached pears and cream cheese frosting

Name: Ginger cake with wine poached pears and cream cheese frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 350 g 12.3oz | 2 3/4 cups (self-raising flour); 330 g 11.6oz | 1 2/3 cups (dark brown sugar); 2 tsp ground ginger; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground cloves; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 large eggs (lightly beaten); 2 tbsp honey; 200 g 7oz | 3/4 cup + 1 heaped tbsp unsalted butter (cubed); 200 ml 7fl oz | 3/4cup + 2 tbsp whole milk; 1 orange zest only; 4 tbsp crystallised stem ginger (finely diced); 560 g 19oz | full-fat cream cheese; 200 ml 7fl oz | 3/4cup + 2 tbsp heavy cream; 150 g 1 1/2 cups icing sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 5 firm pears (peeled); 1 bottle Merlot wine (750ml); 450 g 16oz | sugar; 4 cardamom pods; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 star anise; 1 tsp vanilla paste; Strip orange peel