Mulled Wine Poached Pear Pavlova with Mascarpone Cream by Clarice Lam | Pastry Arts

Ingredients

• 1 bottle red wine, such as Syrah
• 200 g granulated sugar
• 50 g maple syrup
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2” piece of ginger, peeled and sliced
• 6 star anise
• 1 Tbs whole cloves
• 1 orange, juiced and zest peeled
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 6 Bosc pears, firm but ripe, peeled
• 120 g egg whites
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
• Pinch of salt
• 210 g granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 Tbs white wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 226 g mascarpone, room temperature
• 50 g confectioners’ sugar
• Zest of 1 orange
• 348 g heavy cream