Non-alcoholic poached pears with New Orleans bitters, brownie & vanilla whipped cream – Fern & Folli

Ingredients

• 5 ripe pears
• 1 l water
• 200 g cane sugar
• 1 lemon (juiced)
• 1 orange (juiced)
• 3 tbsp New Orleans bitters
• 165 g unsalted butter
• 165 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
• 3 eggs
• 315 g caster sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or 20 g vanilla sugar instead of 2 tsp extract
• 135 g plain flour
• 45 g cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 250 ml fresh cream (not light)