Special Easter Cake by Ester Roelas

Composition

Mounting

  1. Assemble the cake in a 14-centimeter ring lined with acetate tape for easier and perfect unmolding.
  2. Alternate layers of mousse and layers of sponge cake, finishing the last one with the sponge cake.
  3. Freeze at -20 ºC.
  4. Glaze and decorate with toasted foil and a decorative Easter plate in toasted white chocolate.

ALMOND CAKE

Ingredients

160 g almond powder
135 g brown sugar
240 g egg
70 g butter
55 g egg whites
1 pc vanilla pod
35 g sugar

Process

  1. Emulsify in Thermomix, the almond with 135 g of sugar, the vanilla and the eggs, to be added one at a time, for 10 minutes at speed 4.
  2. With 5 minutes remaining, whip the egg whites with 35 g of sugar.
  3. Add the butter, melted at 45 ºC, to the egg mixture. Next, incorporate the egg whites, with wrapping movements.
  4. Spread on a 30 x 40 cm plate with Silpat.
  5. Bake at 180 ºC, without ventilation for 15 minutes.
  6. Cool and die-cut circles of 13 centimeters in diameter.

PROFESSIONAL CREAM CHEESE MOUSSE

Ingredients

125 g Quescrem Professional
75 g cream
4 g powdered gelatin
20 g water to hydrate gelatin
250 g semi whipping cream

Process

  1. Heat the cream with the sugar and add the hydrated gelatine.
  2. Pour on top of Quescrem Professional and mix until ready.
  3. Add the semi-whipped cream to the previous mixture at 28ºC in enveloping motions.

GLAZE

Ingredients

300 g neutral gloss
30 g cold water
55 g white chocolate

Process

  1. Melt the glitter with the water and boil.
  2. Add the chocolate and mix.
  3. Use at 85 ºC for ratatouille or at 43 ºC if glazed with a jug.
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