Ingredients

Ingredients
For the cake
1 cup all-purpose flour
5 tbsp Dutch-process cocoa powder
1 cup packed light brown sugar
¾ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp kosher salt
½ cup whole milk
¼ cup Colavita Olive Oil
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp espresso powder
½ cup hot water

For the caramelized pears
¼ cup unsalted butter
½ cup light brown sugar
¼ tsp kosher salt
½ tsp vanilla
2 to 3 pears, peeled and cored