Lemon Berry Basil Entremet

Procedure

Castella Cake 

  • Weigh and put all ingredients (except oil) in a mixing bowl.
  • Using 8x3 baking pan, line with parchment paper at bottom and sides
  • Using whisk attachment, mix all ingredients (except oil) for 2 mins. at low speed. Scrape. Shift to high speed and whip for 6 mins. Shift to low speed, gradually adding oil while mixing for another 2 mins.
  • Pour in baking pan (~530g) and bake for 40-42 mins. at 170°C (top heat) and 150°C (bottom heat) or until the center is completely set.
  • Remove from pan immediately after baking, turning upside down for 10 minutes then cool down in its original position

Streusel

  • Combine and mix the sugar and flour together, melt the butter then pour into the mixture until it forms a crumble.

Lemon Basil Mousse

  • Bloom Gelatin: Mix 13.5 g gelatin powder with 54 g cold water. Let sit 5–10 minutes until fully absorbed.
  • Infuse Cream: Heat 450 g heavy cream until hot but not boiling. Add basil leaves and lemon zest, cover, and infuse 10–15 minutes. Strain. Reserve 150 g of infused cream to melt the bloomed gelatin.
  • Melt White Chocolate: Gently melt 540 g white chocolate and set aside.
  • Combine Gelatin and Chocolate: Warm the reserved 150 g cream and stir in the bloomed gelatin until dissolved. Pour over the white chocolate in 3 additions, emulsifying with a spatula or hand blender until smooth.
  • Cool and Fold: Let mixture cool to 28–32 °C. Whip 300 g cold cream to soft peaks. Fold one-third of the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture to lighten, then fold in the remaining cream in 2 additions until fully combined.
  • Use for Entremet: Pour or pipe mousse into molds with the Topfil strawberry insert. Freeze completely before unmolding. The mousse is firm enough to hold a velvet spray finish.

White Chocolate Lemon Cremeux

  • Bring the cream and milk to boil (80-100C). Remove from heat. Mix egg yolk and sugar together. Pour 1/3 of the milk mixture to the egg yolks while constantly string, bring back to heat then cook to 80-85C. Pour the anglaise to the chocolate then mix with an immersion blender until emulsified. Transfer to 7 diameter rings. Pour over the tart ring then. Garnish with Fresh fruits.

Chocolate Butter Spray

  • Melt the chocolate with the cocoa butter at 40C then spray onto the frozen cake.

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