VANILLA AND POACHED PEARS CAKE

Beat the butter and sugar for a few minutes until the two have blanched.

Add the eggs one by one.

Melt the white chocolate in a bain-marie and add it to the mixture.

Add the vanilla extract.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.

Add it into the mixture and gradually mix in the milk.

Grease a cake mold and line it with parchment paper

Heat the water, sugar and vanilla extract in a large saucepan. 
Once the water is simmering, put in the peeled pears and leave them to poach for 15 minutes from the moment the water starts simmering again.
Take them out of the water and leave them to drain. 

Melt the white chocolate in a bain-marie. While the chocolate is melting, heat the cream and vanilla 
extract, then add to the melted chocolate. Mix together until smooth and add water if needed to make the topping a little less thick. 
For the topping over the cooled cake before serving.