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Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day dessert

Quantity Makes 2 flowers, each for 6 people (12 portions)

A perfect dessert for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day by Florence Lesage.

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1

Raspberry madeleine sponge

Ingredients
  • Eggs 164 g
  • Inverted sugar 49 g
  • Sugar 81 g
  • PARIANI blanched Sicilian almond flour 49 g
  • Strong bread flour 89 g
  • Baking powder 5 g
  • Heavy cream 80 g
  • Butter 66 g
  • Vakana perle de vanille 2 g
  • Whole raspberries 165 g
Preparation

Whip the whole eggs, inverted sugar and sugar until a ribbon forms.
Then add the sifted and combined flour, baking powder and almond flour, folding them in gently.
Add the cream, butter and vanilla pearls to the mixture.
Pour into a greased silicone frame and sprinkle with frozen raspberries.
Bake at 340°F (170°C) for 15 minutes.

2

Rhubarb, raspberry and rose compote

Ingredients
  • Rhubarb 201 g
  • Sugar 40 g
  • ADAMANCE Meeker raspberry purée 52 g
  • Sugar 5 g
  • SOSA pectin NH 3 g
  • organic rosewater 8 g
Preparation

Peel the rhubarb and cut it into sections.
Then add the first portion of sugar and leave the rhubarb to sweat overnight.
The next day, place the rhubarb, its juice and the raspberry purée in a saucepan.
Cook the rhubarb on a low heat until a compote has formed.
Finally, add the second portion of sugar mixed with pectin NH and heat the mixture to 185°F (85°C) for 2 minutes.
Cool quickly. Flavor with rosewater.

3

Bloomed gelatin (6 parts water to 1 part gelatin)

Ingredients
  • Water 28 g
  • Fish gelatin powder 5 g
Preparation

Bloom the powder in the cold water and whisk briskly to combine.
Once the gelatin has set properly, melt it in a bain-marie.
Pour into baking pans and cut into cubes.

4

Rose bavarois

Ingredients
  • Whole milk 106 g
  • Sugar 27 g
  • Egg yolks 35 g
  • Bloomed gelatin (6 parts water to 1 part gelatin) 17 g
  • NOROHY organic rosewater 15 g
  • Heavy cream 118 g
Preparation

Heat the milk, then whisk the sugar with the egg yolks to blanch them.
Cook the crème anglaise to 185°F (82°C), add the bloomed gelatin and blend.
Leave to cool, then let it set completely.
Smooth the jellied crème anglaise, then add the rosewater.
Heat a small portion if necessary to warm the mixture.
Add the thickened whipped cream and gently fold in the bavarois mixture.

5

Vanilla and mascarpone cream

Ingredients
  • Whole milk 24 g
  • Sugar 24 g
  • NOROHY organic Madagascan vanilla bean 1/2
  • Bloomed gelatin (6 parts water to 1 part gelatin) 16 g
  • Mascarpone 53 g
  • Heavy cream 228 g
Preparation

Bring the milk, sugar and split and scored vanilla bean to a boil.
Leave to infuse for 15 minutes.
Then add the bloomed gelatin, strain it onto the mascarpone and mix briskly.
Add the chilled cream, blending to stop any lumps forming.
Set aside in the refrigerator for 12 hours.

6

Transparent vanilla glaze

Ingredients
  • VALRHONA Absolu Cristal neutral glaze 180 g
  • Water 18 g
  • NOROHY VAKANA vanilla pearls 3 g
Preparation

Heat the glaze, vanilla and water to a simmering boil.

7

Assembly Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day dessert

Ingredients
  • Raspberry madeleine sponge 1 x (40x30 cm)
  • Rhubarb, raspberry and rose compote 250 g
  • Rose bavarois 300 g
  • Vanilla and mascarpone cream 350 g
  • VALRHONA Opalys white chocolate 33% 100 g
  • Raspberries 125 g
  • Natural pink fat-soluble colorant 1 g
  • Raspberry powder 10 g
  • Transparent vanilla glaze 200 g
Preparation

Pour the rose bavarois into the calisson (diamond-shaped) silicone molds, then freeze.
Cut out the raspberry madeleine sponge using a calisson-shaped cookie cutter, then pipe the rhubarb compote on top, taking care not to go over the edges of the sponge.
Place the round of frozen rose mousse on top of the compote and freeze.
Gently whip the vanilla and mascarpone cream and smooth the sides of the desserts with a palette knife, leaving the rose bavarois round untouched.
Cut out some acetate strips the same size as the outside of the petal, with a width of 4cm.
Finally, smooth some chantilly cream onto the strips and carefully place them around the edges of the petals. Freeze, then remove the acetate.
Pipe three balls of chantilly on top of each petal.
Spray with vanilla glaze using a spray gun, then decorate with some dabs of rhubarb compote and fresh raspberries.
Finally, decorate with white chocolate petals with a slight pink coloring and sprinkled with raspberry powder.

About the chef Pastry chef

Florence Lesage, renowned pastry chef, has always dreamed of becoming a chocolatière. Originally from the Hauts de France region, she trained at the Lycée Hôtelier Notre Dame de la Providence. World vice-champion in pastry and confectionery in 2015, she has worked at The Westin Paris-Vendôme Hotel and participated in the Mondial des Arts Sucrés in 2020 with Alexis Beaufils. An independent consultant, she now shares her passion through workshops and demonstrations, and takes part in international culinary events. Florence collaborates with Norohy through recipe creation and represents France in our Norohy Gallery recipe collection. Her favorite ingredient is Vakana, Norohy's vanilla pearl. She embodies innovation and daring in pastry-making, values shared by Norohy.

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