Maple & pear ruffle cake - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 225g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 175g light brown soft sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 325g plain flour
• 25g cornflour
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1½ tbsp baking powder
• 300ml full-fat milk
• edible gold spray (optional), to decorate
• 4 large conference pears, ripe but firm
• juice ½ lemon
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 4 large egg whites
• 320g light brown soft sugar
• 480g unsalted butter, softened
• 6 tbsp maple syrup