Letter to the three Kings
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soaked sponge
Used Products: soaked sponge
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8.1 ozSugar
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2.1 ozEgg yolks
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10.6 ozWhole egg(s)
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9.2 ozWeak flour
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1.2 ozCornflour
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4.9 ozEgg white
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2.1 ozSugar
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0.5 ozButter
Preparations: soaked sponge
Beat the egg yolks with the sugar and the eggs.
Beat the egg whites with the sugar.
Mix the two together.
Add the sieved flour and cornflour.
Mix in the melted butter.
Pour into a 60x40 cm cake tin.
Bake in a baker’s oven at 220 ºC for 10 minutes.
titanium white paint
Used Products: titanium white paint
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0.3 ozTitanium dioxide
Preparations: titanium white paint
Melt the couverture and the cocoa butter separately and then mix them together.
Add the food colouring and whizz in the food processor.
Paint over the frozen cake.
vanilla bavaroise
Used Products: vanilla bavaroise
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4.4 ozMilk
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4.4 ozCream
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2 pod(s)Vanilla
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3.5 ozSugar
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2.1 ozEgg yolks
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0.3 ozGelatin leaves
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1.1 lbHalf whipped cream 35%
Preparations: vanilla bavaroise
Infuse the hot milk with the vanilla for three minutes.
Strain through a sieve.
Check the milk and mix it with the cream.
Heat with the sugar and pour over the egg yolks,
cook the mixture at 85 ºC.
Add the previously soaked gelatine leaves.
Add the couverture.
When the mixture reaches 26º C stir in the semi-whipped cream.
jade-cherry cream
Used Products: jade-cherry cream
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3.9 ozRed cherry puree
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1.4 ozLiquified griottine cherries
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0.5 ozSugar
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1.4 ozEgg yolks
Preparations: jade-cherry cream
Beat the Griottine cherries with the purée using a food processor.
Heat the cherry purée and Griottine mix with the sugar and pour over the egg yolks.
Cook the mixture at 85ºC.
Add the previously soaked gelatine leaves.
Pour over the melted couverture and emulsify.
Use a 50x2 cm tube to apply.
whipped orange jelly
Used Products: whipped orange jelly
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5.3 ozOrange juice
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1.4 ozWater
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0.3 ozFinely grated orange zest
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1.8 ozSugar
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0.4 ozInstant gel
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1.5 grCitras
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1.8 ozFinely chopped candied orange
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2 drop(s)Water soluble orange food colouring
Preparations: whipped orange jelly
Steep the grated orange zest in hot water.
Dissolve the sugar in the water and mix all
the ingredients together in a jug with a food processor.
Beat and pour into a segment mould.
Place the remaining ingredients in the food processor and whizz.
Pour 180 g into each mould.
gelled melon
Used Products: gelled melon
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10.6 ozMelon purée
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2.3 ozSugar
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0.3 ozGelatin leaves
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0.2 ozNh pectin
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8 drop(s)Water soluble green food colouring
Preparations: gelled melon
Heat the purées and when they reach 40ºC add the Pectin mixed with the sugar.
Bring to the boil and remove from the heat.
Add the gelatine leaves.
Pour into a ring and freeze.
Use a 40x5 cm mould.
marzipan cream
Used Products: marzipan cream
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9.9 oz34% m.g. cream
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21.6 grTonka beans
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0.3 ozSugar
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13.9 grIota carrageenan
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0.1 ozGelespessa (sosa)
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2.6 ozTpt almond marzipan
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0.5 ozAlmond praline
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4.6 grMaldon salt
Preparations: marzipan cream
Mix the Gelespessa, the Iota-carrageenan and the Tonka bean with the cream.
Boil for a few seconds.
Add the remaining ingredients and whizz in a food processor.
Pour 180 g in each mould.
Macadamia and honeycomb crisp
Used Products: Macadamia and honeycomb crisp
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2.8 ozPure macadamia paste
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4.6 grFine salt
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1.9 ozHoneycomb
Preparations: Macadamia and honeycomb crisp
Mix all the ingredients together and spread over the sponge.
75 g in each mould.
ugared water coating
Used Products: ugared water coating
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7.1 ozWater
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5.3 ozSugar
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0.4 ozFinely grated orange zest
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0.9 ozOrange blossom extract
Preparations: ugared water coating
Steep the grated orange zest in the hot water.
Dissolve the sugar.
When the mixture reaches 40 ºC add
the orange blossom water.
assembly
Place the sponge in the inner mould.
Soak with the orange blossom water.
Spread over the macadamia and honeycomb crisp.
Apply the marzipan cream.
Place the cherry cream in the middle and the gelatines on the sides.
Freeze.
Place the silicon mould in the outer ring.
Pipe the bavaroise into the inside of the cake.
Freeze.
Remove from the mould and paint with the titanium white paint.
Decorate as you like.
(Note: We used a stainless steel ring and a silicon mould for the cake).
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