Buttermilk pear cake with rum soaked strawberries

Ingredients

• 4 cups strawberries
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tsps Rum extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 3 ripe pears