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, British
Ingredients: 3 medium pears; 25 ml whisky; 1 stick cinnamon; 5 whole cloves; ½ tsp ground ginger; 1 vanilla pod (optional); 200 g soft brown sugar; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 800 ml water; 120 g plain or all-purpose flour (BL55); 45 g Dutch cocoa powder; ½ tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 60 ml neutral-tasting oil (coconut, vegetable or sunflower oil); 120 g caster or granulated white sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract, sugar or 1/2 tsp of vanilla paste; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 1 medium egg; 130 ml milk; 130 ml boiling water; 300 ml pear poaching liquid; 100 ml single cream; 40 g Dutch cocoa powder