Pear Petit Gateau

2h 3m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Prepare the spiced honey pear center by mixing diced pears, butter, honey, sugar, vanilla pod, and cinnamon stick.
  2. 2Make the vanilla mousse by combining white chocolate, powdered gelatin, cold water, heavy cream, whole milk, and vanilla extract.
  3. 3Prepare the chocolate coating by melting white chocolate and cocoa butter, and adding green, yellow, and red food dyes to achieve desired color.
  4. 4Make the chocolate hazelnut tart base by mixing plain flour, cocoa powder, butter, sugar, egg yolk, and cold water.
  5. 5Prepare the ganache filling by combining dark chocolate, cream, and chopped roasted hazelnuts.
  6. 6Assemble the petit gateau by layering the tart base, ganache filling, pear center, and vanilla mousse.
  7. 7Coat the assembled petit gateau with the white chocolate coating and add a chocolate stem.

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe pears, peeled and cored and diced very small
  • 100 g butter
  • 150 g honey
  • 50 g sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod, split
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 150 g white chocolate
  • 4 g powdered gelatin
  • 30 ml cold water
  • 250 ml heavy cream
  • 100 ml whole milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 300 g white chocolate
  • 50 g cocoa butter
  • 1 Green, yellow, and red liposoluble food dyes
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 20 g cocoa powder
  • 100 g butter
  • 50 g sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp cold water
  • 150 g dark chocolate
  • 150 ml cream
  • 50 g roasted hazelnuts, chopped

Equipment

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