The Art of French Pastry

with the next 60 grams of sugar and the pinch of sea salt in the clean and dried mixing bowl and whip ...

third of the egg white mixture, making sure that you reach all the way down to the bottom of the mixing bowl ...

buttered and floured cake pan on a sheet pan. Carefully pour the sponge mixture into the pan. Place in the ov ...

6 Unmold the cake and let it cool on a wire rack for 1 hour, then wrap it in plastic wrap ...

medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the kirschwasser. Immediately cover w ...

for the Bavarian cream. You will use the rest as a sauce for the cake. Cover and refrigerate overnight. MAKING TH ...

below). DAY 2 1 Drain the cooked cherries through a strainer set over a bowl. Set out a 7-inch Flexipan ...

bar on each side. Using a serrated knife positioned parallel to your cutting board, with the side of ...

cake. Wrap the top layer of the sponge tightly in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for another use. Place ...

together. Let sit for 2 minutes, at which point the gelatin should have softened, or “bloomed.” It will not look ...

tablespoon) and the kirshwasser. Using a pastry brush, soak the sponge generously with the syrup. Wait 5 minut ...

MAKING THE BAVARIAN CREAM 1 Whip the heavy cream until it is semi-stiff and place in the refrigerator. ...

Remove from the heat. Whisk in the kirschwasser and the 50 grams of the vanilla sauce you set aside for the Bavaria ...

Using a rubber spatula, fold in the whipped cream. 2 Pour the Bavarian cream over the cherries and pl ...

freezer, make the chocolate shavings and finish the chocolate mousse. Take a block of chocolate and scrape ...

mousse, place the ganache for the mousse in the bowl of your mixer and fit with the whisk attachment. Whip for 1 ...

be grainy. Remove the whisk and place the bowl in the refrigerator until you are ready to finish the cake. FINISHI ...

medium offset spatula, frost the top and sides with the chocolate mousse. Using a tablespoon, arrange the shaved choco ...

amount on the top (but handle them as little as possible because they will melt from the heat of your ha ...

rosettes and cherries, and serve with additional vanilla sauce on the side. METHOD 2: This method is a litt ...