PEAR & VANILLA CAKE WITH PINE NUTS AND BLUE CHEESE

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 132 grams (4.65 ounces) sugar
• 132 grams (4.65 ounces) flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• vanilla (optional), to taste
• 40 grams (1.40 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large firm pear (or 2 small ones), peeled and cubed
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 100 grams (3.55 ounces) water
• 1/2 vanilla pod, seeds scraped
• 50 grams (1.75 ounces) pine nuts
• 200 grams (7.05 ounces) cream (with at least 33% fat content)
• 150 grams (5.30 ounces) cream cheese
• 200 grams (7.05 ounces) high-fat cottage cheese, sieved
• 80 grams (2.80 ounces) powdered sugar
• 60 grams (2.10 ounces) blue cheese
• 65 grams (2.30 ounces) butter, at room temperature
• 200 grams (7.05 ounces) cream cheese
• 50 grams (1.75 ounces) powdered sugar