Cardamom Cake with Mulled Wine Jam Recipe - Cuisine Noir

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup milk ((120 ml))
• 10 green cardamom pods (lightly crushed)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste ((10 g))
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour ((275 g))
• 1 tablespoon baking powder ((15 g))
• 1 cup unsalted butter ((225 g))
• 1 cup plus 2 tablepsoons superfine/caster sugar ((225 g))
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup red wine ((240 ml))
• 2 1/2 cups pitted and quartered plums ((400 g))
• 2 cups black seedless grapes (plus extra to decorate (200 g))
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 star anise pod
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar ((450 g))
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice ((30 ml))
• 1/2 orange (thickly sliced)
• 1 cup mascarpone ((250 g))
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar ((150 g))
• 1/3 cup heavy cream ((80 ml))
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract