A delightful dessert that's as fun to make as it is to enjoy. Quince gel and pistachio ice cream rests on a gingerbread sponge and is wrapped in a freeze-stable meringue, creating a sweet show-stopper!
Gingerbread sponge
Ingredients15g Sosa Potatowhip 330g water 100g strong flour 300g almond flour Gingerbread mix powder, as needed | MethodMix the water and the Potatowhip in a blender for 1 minute and then put it in a food processor to whip it. Once it's whipped, add the sugar, the Trehalose with the flour, the almond flour, and the gingerbread mix powder, using a flexible spatula. Place in a 2cm-high cake mould and bake at 200°C for 9 minutes. |
Freeze-stable meringue
Ingredients250g Water (1) 25g Albuwhip 200g sugar 80g Water (2) | MethodMix the water (1) with the Albuwhip, and whip it. At a temperature of 118°C, make a syrup with the water (2), sugar and Trehalose. Pour onto the previous mix, and continue whipping until it cools. |
Quince gel
Ingredients500g Quinces 500g water | MethodMix all the ingredients together and blend them well. Leave to rest for 30 minutes in the fridge and blend again until it has a smooth, creamy texture. |
Pistachio ice cream
Ingredients600g milk 40g powdered milk 1% 30g Sosa dextrose 30g Sosa glucose powder 33 DE 150g Sosa pistachio paste 5g Sosa Profiber 5 Stab | MethodMix the milk with the powdered milk and heat to 30°C. Add the sugars and heat to 35°C. Add the pistachio paste and heat to 45°C. Add the Profiber 5 Stab and pasteurize at 85°C. Strain and cool to 4°C. Place in the fridge for 12 hours. |
Assembly
Ingredients120g Gingerbread sponge 180g Freezeable meringue 80g Quince gel 250g Pistachio ice cream 10g Cantonese pistachios | MethodFill the base of the log with the pistachio ice cream, inserting a 1.5cm-diameter tube of dry meringue in the middle of it. Next, cover it with a layer of gel and finish it off with the sponge. Freeze well and remove from the cake mould. Round the log off by decorating it with the burnt meringue and pieces of Cantonese pistachios. |
Recipe courtesy of Sosa.