3 warm shortcake with brandy cream Recipes

vanilla pudding mix (not instant ), whole milk, vanilla bean, split and scraped, pure vanilla extract, brandy (or cognac), fresh fruit (i used blackberries, blueberries, apricots, strawberries, and bananas), lemon juice, sugar (to taste), minced fresh lemon verbena leaf, chopped fresh lemon balm leaves, whipping cream, vanilla extract, sugar, prepared mini shortcakes

all purpose flour, cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, chilled unsalted butter , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, buttermilk, egg, beaten to blend, firm but ripe bosc pears, peeled, cored , cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, whipping cream, golden brown sugar, poire williams (clear pear brandy) or brandy