10 medium Bartlett or Comice Pears (about 4 pounds 6 ounces) 2 750 milliliter bottle light bodied red wine, such as Pinot Noir, or 6-1/4 cups cranberry juice 1 ¼ cup sugar ½ cup fresh cranberries
Vanilla Cake
2 large eggs ¾ cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla ½ cup milk 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt
Hazelnut Cream
8 ounce mascarpone cheese 1 cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted
Streusel Topping
⅓ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup sugar 3 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened ⅛ teaspoon salt ¼ cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted
Tips
**Reserve remaining streusel for another use, such as sprinkling over ice cream or cut up fresh fruit.
