Caramelized Pear & Rosemary Cake

I love the flavour of just-ripe autumn pears, roasted in a red wine syrup with flaked almonds, in a tatin, with chocolate and vanilla ice cream or simply on their own when they’re juicy. But you will never enjoy them more than when they are caramelized, then folded into a cake mix with a hint of scented rosemary. Of course, you could replace that with spices but somehow that did not feel right. I wanted some freshness to spread through the cake while it was cooking so I added the rosemary o