Tarte Bourdaloue

Wine-Poached Pears

• 2 Bosc or Anjou pears, peeled, cored and quartered
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup white wine (pick something delicious, fruity, and not too expensive: ask the clerk at the wine store to help you)

Pear Cake

• 2 cups peeled, shredded, drained, and pressed pears (about 2 large cooking pears)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cup canola oil or grapeseed oil
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Roasted Almonds

• 1/2 cup whole almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Almond Buttercream

• One recipe French Buttercream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure all-natural almond extract