Ingredients
Streusel for Lemon Sponge
- 150g Unsalted butter
- 150g Raw Sugar
- 150g Almond Powder
- 130g Cake Flour
- 0.5g Fleur de Sel
Lemon Sponge
- 275g All Purpose Flour
- 230g Sugar
- 200g Whole Eggs
- 145g Lemon Juice
- 115g Cream 35%
- 75g Vegetable Oil
- 75g Inverted Sugar
- 10g Baking Soda
- 5g Lemon Zest
Poached Vanilla Apricot
- 500g Frozen Apricots
- 170g Water
- 130g Sugar
- 100g Apricot Puree
- 5g Vanilla Extract
Lavender Creme Legere
- 500g Whole Milk
- 500g Cream 35% (whipped to soft peak)
- 300g White Chocolate Couverture
- 70g Gelatin Mass (6:1 ratio)
- 60g Egg Yolks
- 40g Sugar
- 40g Corn Starch
- 5g Dried Lavendar
- 5g Vanilla Extract
Directions
Streusel for Lemon Sponge
- Mix all ingredients with paddle attachment until a crumble forms.
- Place crumbs on a pan and place in freezer.
Lemon Sponge
- Mix all dry ingredients together.
- Separately mix inverted sugar, lemon zest, eggs and cream.
- Mix cream mixture and dry mixture, then add vegetable oil and lemon juice.
- Spread 1/2" thick in a pan and top with frozen crumbs. Bake until golden brown at 400˚F
Poached Vanilla Apricot
- Bring water, sugar, vanilla and puree to a boil.
- Pour over the frozen and diced apricots.
- Let poach in refrigerator for 48 hours.
Lavender Creme Legere
- Bring milk, lavender and vanilla to a simmer. Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Combine sugar, egg yolks and corn starch. Mix until smooth. Temper infused milk into the eggs and then re-combine. Bring the mixture to a boil and stir for 1 minute constantly. Remove from heat.
- Add white chocolate couverture and melted gelatin to pastry cream. Mix well and let cool completely.
- Use the paddle attachment to combine with 1/4 whipped cream. Remove mixing bowl and gently fold in the remaining whipped cream.
- Place in piping bag.
Assembly
- Drain apricot and place in bottom of verrine.
- Sprinkle diced lemon streusel sponge.
- Pipe lavender creme legere.
- Garnish with lavender.