Rustic Quince Tart with Buttery Almond Cake, Mascarpone Cream, and Pomegranate Sauce

Rustic quince tart with buttery almond cake base in a whole-wheat crust, served with a drift of mascarpone cream and rose-pomegranate sauce, and a crystallized rose-petal garnish. Simple in execution but complex in flavor, this rustic tart choreographs a quintet of entries from the Mediterranean dance card: quince, an underutilized fruit, red wine, rose in syrup and petal forms, mascarpone, and pomegranates. The buttery almond cake layer baked inside of a rustic whole-wheat short dough is s