Layer Cake with Mirror Glaze
I’m super excited to introduce my new series, Half-Baked. Each week we’ll work together to make some classic pastry techniques a little less intimidating. This week we’ll be doing a layered mousse cake with a mirror glaze. Sure to impress!
xx Maya
Ingredients
FOR THE GENOISE
4ea Eggs
120g Powdered Sugar
112g Almond Meal
32g AP Flour
4ea Egg Whites
1/4c Sugar
2t Rosewater
1/2t Salt
For The Mousse
250g Raspberry Puree
250g Lychee Puree
134g Sugar
17g Sheet Gelatin
500g Heavy Cream
For the Mirror Glaze
350g White Chocolate
150g Water
300g Sugar
200g Condensed Milk
19g Gelatin
1T Salt
Preparation
For the Genoise
Preheat your oven to 350.
Combine the eggs, almond meal and powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer.
Beat until doubled in sized and lightened in color.
Transfer the mixture to another mixing bowl. Sift the AP flour and salt onto the surface of the mixture, and gently fold it in.
Clean your mixing bowl well and add in your egg whites.
Beat until tracks begin to form and add your granulated sugar in in a steady stream. Whip until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold in your whites, you don’t want to beat too much air out of the mixture.
Line a quarter sheet pan with parchment and pour your batter in.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the top spring backs and a toothpick comes out cleanly.
Let cool. If you’re using a cake ring, punch your cool cake out to fit inside.
For the Mousse
Combine your raspberry puree, lychee puree and sugar in a medium sized saucepan.
Bloom the gelatin in cold water.
When the gelatin is soft, gently heat your fruit mixture until it begins to simmer.
Add the gelatin to your warm mixture and whisk well to dissolve.
Let the mixture cool.
When it is cool and beginning to thicken, whip your cream until medium peaks form.
Add your fruit mixture and whip to combine.
Pour your mousse onto your genoise and transfer to the freezer.
Let freeze solid preferably overnight.
For the Mirror Glaze
Add the white chelate to a medium sized bowl.
Bloom your gelatin in cold water.
In a medium sized saucepan add your water, sugar, condensed milk and salt.
Bring to a boil.
Add in your bloomed gelatin and whisk well to combine.
Pour the hot mixture over the white chocolate and let stand for a minute. Whisk well until all of the chocolate is melted and combined.
Let your glaze cool. It should be room temperature but not set. If it is too hot it will melt your mousse.
Remove your cake from the freezer and unmold. Place your cake on a rack or an upside bowl set on a sheet pan. Pour the glaze in a continuous motion all over the cake so that all surfaces are covered.
Let your cake temper in the fridge for a few hours or served immediately as an ice cream cake!