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Recipe LYCHEE BLOSSOM

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Ingredient list
RASPBERRY JOCONDE SPONGE
92 g Finely ground almonds
153 g egg
92 g icing sugar
32 g Elle & Vire gourmet butter 82% fat
122 g egg whites
32 g sugar
61 g plain flour (T55, approximately 11% protein)
85 g IQF raspberry pieces
VANILLA LYCHEE COMPOTE
207 g lychees in syrup
276 g lychee purée
138 g pear puree
23 g yuzu puree
0.7 pce/s vanilla bean
7 g jasmin tea
21 g sugar
20.7 g pectin NH
48 g gelatin mass
7 g sugar
1.38 g xanthan gum
GELATINE MASS
31 g powdered 200-bloom gelatine
189 g water
FINESSE LYCHEE CREMEUX
483 g Finesse 25% fat
483 g lychee purée
2.4 pce/s vanilla bean
95 g sugar
279 g egg
149 g egg yolks
132 g gelatin mass
26 g rose water
64 g Lychee liqueur (optional)
149 g Elle & Vire gourmet butter 82% fat
FINESSE LYCHEE MOUSSE
938 g Finesse lychee crémeux
562 g Finesse 25% fat
FINESSE ROSE-SCENTED MASCARPONE DECORATIVE CREAM
53 g milk
53 g sugar
39 g gelatin mass
113 g mascarpone
483 g Finesse 25% fat
9 g rose water
PINK HOT GLAZE
250 g hot neutral glaze
250 g water
SQ Water-soluble raspberry red colouring
MIRROR GLAZE
455 g mirror glaze
45 g water
LYCHEE BLOSSOM FINISHING TOUCHES
SQ Small rose petals
100 g raspberries
Elle & Vire products used

The recipe,
step by step

  1. 1

    RASPBERRY JOCONDE SPONGE

    Toast the ground almonds in a 150°C convection oven for approximately 15 minutes. At 40°C, combine the eggs, toasted ground almonds, icing sugar and melted Elle & Vire Professionnel® Butter in a food processor. Beat the whites until stiff with the sugar. Combine the two mixtures, then incorporate the sifted flour.

  2. 2

    VANILLA LYCHEE COMPOTE

    Dice the lychees into 5 mm cubes and place in a sieve to let drain. Bring the fruit purées the scraped vanilla pod to a boil. Add the jasmine tea then infuse for 10 minutes. Strain then add the previously combined sugar (1) and NH pectin then bring to a boil. Add the gelatine mass. Blend with the combined xanthan gum and sugar (2). Finally, add the drained diced lychees. Let cool and set aside in the refrigerator.

  3. 3

    GELATINE MASS

    Rehydrate the gelatine powder in the cold water for at least 20 minutes. Melt in a microwave and refrigerate.

  4. 4

    FINESSE LYCHEE CREMEUX

    Bring the Finesse, lychee purée and the scraped vanilla pod to a boil. Blanch the yolks, eggs and sugar. Combine the two mixtures and heat to 82°C. Incorporate the rehydrated gelatin mass, rose water and the lychee liqueur. At 40°C, add the cold Elle & Vire Professionnel® Butter and blend using a hand mixer.

  5. 5

    FINESSE LYCHEE MOUSSE

    Heat the cream to 24°C, then add to the whipped Finesse.

  6. 6

    FINESSE ROSE-SCENTED MASCARPONE DECORATIVE CREAM

    Bring the milk and sugar to a boil. Add the gelatine mass, let cool to 40°C, then add mascarpone. Blend using a hand mixer while adding the chilled Finesse and rose water. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (ideally overnight).

  7. 7

    PINK HOT GLAZE

    Heat the ingredients together and bring to a boil.

  8. 8

    MIRROR GLAZE

    Bring the ingredients to a boil.

  9. 9

    LYCHEE BLOSSOM FINISHING TOUCHES

  10. 10

    ASSEMBLY

    Spread 500g of joconde sponge batter on a Silpat® mat using a frame (35.5x55cm) and sprinkle with the raspberry pieces. Remove the frame then bake in a 200°C convection oven for approximately 7 minutes (damper closed). Remove from the oven, transfer to a rack and let cool.

    Divide the sponge sheet into two half frames (37.5x 27cm). Pour 600g of cremeux into one and 600g of compote into the other half frame. Freeze. Cut out the inserts using a Ø5cm cutter. Store in the freezer.

    Pipe 30g of mousse into each Silikomart® Samurai 110 mould. Position the compote insert, pipe in 10g of mousse then position the cremeux insert. Smooth and put in the freezer.

    Spray a thin layer of pink hot glaze on one side just to create a slight nuance of colour, then spray with clear glaze. Whip the decorative cream then pipe a ball with a 14 mm plain tip (approximately 10g on top). Decorate with half a raspberry and 3 small rose petals.


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