Pear Almond Cake - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter (cold)
• 1 egg (large)
• ⅓ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
• ⅛ tsp salt
• 1 ½ cups almond flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 7 tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature)
• ¼ cup potato starch
• ½ vanilla bean
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• ½ tsp lemon zest
• 3 pears (small)
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 3 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp amaretto (optional, see FAQ for swaps)
• 2 tsp grated ginger
• ½ cup almonds
• 1 tbsp honey
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 1 tbsp amaretto (optional, see FAQ for swaps)