Citrus, Basil and Sesame Mini Cake
SUMMER FLAVOUR Albert Daví makes a perfect balance of the acidity of citrus, the freshness of basil and the sweetness of Opal white chocolate in this refreshing and light individual cake.
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Medium
Basil cake
Ingredients: Basil cake
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5.6 ozmilk
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3.5 ozbutter
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4.9 ozflour
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6.0 ozEgg yolk
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3.5 ozeggs
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8.8 ozegg white
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4.2 ozSugar
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2.8 ozbasil
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15.4 grascorbic acid
Preparation: Basil cake
6 and 3mm frames
- Blend the basil with the milk and the ascorbic acid in the liquidiser.
- Boil the milk with the butter.
- Add the flour and cook for a few minutes.
- Gradually add the yolks and the eggs.
- Whisk the egg whites with the sugar and add to the previous mixture.
- Roll out on a board until a thickness of between 6 and 3 mm is achieved, bake at 180ºC for between 6 and 8 minutes.
Crispy sesame
Ingredients: Crispy sesame
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4.8 oztoasted sesame
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2.3 ozSugar
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0.9 ozwater
Preparation: Crispy sesame
- Boil the sugar and water up to 118ºC.
- Add the sesame and mix.
- Place on a baking tray and bake at 150ºC for about 12 minutes.
Sesame crisp
Ingredients: Sesame crisp
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1.9 ozToasted sesame paste
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1.2 ozAlmond Paste
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1.8 ozCrispy sesame
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0.3 ozanhydrous butter
Preparation: Sesame crisp
- Melt the white chocolate and mix with the remaining ingredients.
- Measure out 6 g on top of the disk of basil cake.
Lime cream, basil
Ingredients: Lime cream, basil
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4.4 ozmilk
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0.2 ozbasil leaves
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4.4 ozcream
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1.8 ozegg yolks
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0.9 ozSugar
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0.5 oz5:1 gelatin paste (water-gelatine)
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1.1 ozlemon juice
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0.4 ozyuzu juice
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0.1 ozlime zest
Preparation: Lime cream, basil
- Boil the milk and infuse the basil leaves for 10 minutes.
- Strain, rectify the weight.
- Make a crème anglaise at 82ºC with the milk, cream, sugar and egg yolks.
- Emulsify with the white chocolate and the gelatin mass.
- Lastly, add the lime juice, yuzu juice and zest.
- Measure out 10 g on top of the crisp.
Citrus compote
Ingredients: Citrus compote
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4.4 ozBlanched lemon and lime
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0.9 ozBlanched orange
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2.8 ozmineral water
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1.1 ozlemon juice
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0.7 ozyuzu juice
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2.3 ozglucose DE 40
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1.1 oztremoline
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0.2 ozdextrose
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0.2 ozNH pectin
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0.9 oz5:1 gelatin paste (water-gelatine)
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0.5 ozbasil leaves
Preparation: Citrus compote
- Pass the limes, lemons and oranges through the meat mincer.
- Mix the dextrose with the NH pectin.
- Heat the lime, lemon and yuzu juice, mineral water, tremoline and glucose to 40ºC.
- Sprinkle in the dextrose and NH pectin and boil for a few seconds.
- Add the gelatin mass and mix with the chopped citrus.
- Once cold, take part of the compote and blend with the basil.
- Measure out 10 g on top of the lime cream.
While sesame mousse
Ingredients: While sesame mousse
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7.9 ozmilk
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2.5 ozToasted sesame paste
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1.8 oz5:1 gelatin paste (water-gelatine)
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1.1 lbsemi-whipped cream
Preparation: While sesame mousse
- Boil the milk and gradually emulsify with the white chocolate.
- Add the sesame paste and the gelatin mass.
- Cool to 30ºC and add the semi-whipped cream.
- Measure out 28 g into the silicone moulds.
Glaze
Ingredients: Glaze
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3.7 ozglucose
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0.6 ozinvert sugar
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7.2 ozdextrose
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1.1 lbwater
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9.9 ozSugar
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0.4 ozNH pectin
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0.1 ozcitric acid solution
Preparation: Glaze
- Heat the water, the invert sugar and the glucose to 40ºC.
- Add the sugar, dextrose and pectin.
- Boil for 2 minutes.
- Add the acid and cook for 1 minute more.
- Use at 40-38ºC.
- Mix 250 g of neutral shine with 50 g of passion fruit pulp and 50 g of lime juice.
Candied citrus peels
Ingredients: Candied citrus peels
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1lemon peel
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3lime peel
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1Orange peel
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10.6 ozSugar
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3.5 ozWater
Preparation: Candied citrus peels
- Blanch the citrus peels in boiling water once.
- Make a syrup with the water and sugar and cook until the skins are soft.
Others
Citrus peel
Basil leaf
3 mm ribbon of sponge cake (1 cm wide x 21.5 cm long)
Assembly
- Cut 6 cm diameter discs from the 6 mm basil cake and place in a ring.
- Inside, measure out 6 g of the crisp, 10 g of the lime cream and 10 g of the citrus fruit compote. Freeze.
- Spoon out 28 g of the sesame mousse into the silicone mould and insert the previously frozen interior.
- Glaze the mousse and decorate with a ribbon of sponge cake, citrus peel and basil leaves.
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