Midnight stars

Square layer lemon génoise with raspberry-cherry confit.


Midnight stars
Bart de Gans

Bart de Gans

Perfri Chocolate & Pastry, The Netherlands

Ingredients

For 64 servings

Lemon génoise

500 g egg yolks

125 g sugar (1)

500 g egg whites

4 g salt

375 g sugar (2)

450 g flour

20 g crushed lemon broyé

White chocolate chantilly

10 g gelatine powder

50 g water

200 g Debic Stand & Overrun (1)

100 g white chocolate 35%

800 g Debic Stand & Overrun (2)

Raspberry-cherry confit

100 g sugar

6.5 g pectin NH

335 g raspberry purée

200 g cherry purée

14 g lemon juice

14 g glucose syrup

Decoration

chocolate mikado sticks

filigree chocolate discs

star-moulded chocolate shapes

edible gold leaf flakes

Debic products used

Preparation

Lemon génoise

Whip the egg yolks with sugar (1) until light and fluffy (ribbon stage). 

Beat egg whites with salt until foamy, then gradually add sugar (2) until stiff peaks form.

Carefully fold the yolk mixture into the meringue.

Gently fold in sifted flour and the crushed lemon broyé.

Spread batter over 4 trays (60 x 40 cm) and bake at 190 °C for 15–18 minutes.

Cool completely on a wire rack.

White chocolate chantilly

Hydrate the gelatine with water. 

Bring the cream (1) to a boil, add the gelatine mass, and pour over the white chocolate.

Blend to a smooth emulsion.

Add the remaining cold cream (2) and blend again.

Cover with cling film in direct contact with the surface and allow to crystallise in the refrigerator for 12 hours. Before use, whip until light and pipeable.

Raspberry-cherry confit

Mix together the sugar and pectin NH in a dry bowl.

Heat the fruit purées to 40 °C, then gradually stir in the sugar-pectin mixture. 

Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute.

Add the lemon juice and glucose syrup, stirring well to combine. 

Pour out onto a tray, allow to cool and set completely, then stir until smooth before use.

Assembly

Place the first layer of lemon génoise in a 60 × 40 cm frame.

Spread 300 g of raspberry-cherry confit on top of the first layer and spread 1/3 of the white chocolate chantilly over it. 

Repeat this process, then cover with the third layer of génoise.

Spread the remaining confit over the génoise and decorate the entire surface with chantilly.

Finishing touch

Decorate with the mikado stars, star-moulded chocolate shapes and finish with scattered edible gold leaf flakes.

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