In celebration of National Baking Week (15th – 21st October 2018) Laura Zilio, Head Pastry Chef at Burnham Beeches Hotel, has shared her recipe for Raspberry and White Chocolate Pops served in Laura Ashley The Tea Room. The recipe creates 30 chocolate pops.
Italian meringue
Ingredients
150g Water
450g Caster sugar
300g White eggs
150g Caster sugar
Method
- Combine the 450g of caster sugar and water and bring to the boil to make a syrup (around 121˚C)
- Once the water reaches 110˚C start to whip the white eggs with the 150g of caster sugar
- Pour the syrup into the beaten egg whites while whipping
- Continue to whip the mixture until it is cold and set
Raspberry mousse
Ingredients
6g Leaf of gelatine
250g Raspberry puree
125g Italian meringue
250g 35% Fat whipped cream (or alternatively 75g Milk or 175g Double cream)
Method
- Soften the gelatine in cold water
- Melt the gelatine in half of the raspberry puree
- Add the other half of the raspberry puree
- Mix gently the raspberry puree with the Italian meringue and when it is around 30˚C add the whipped cream.
- Drop the mousse in a sphere or cake pop mould and freeze
White chocolate glaze
Ingredients
140g White chocolate
60g Cocoa butter
Lime zest
Raspberry powder
Method
- Melt the chocolate with the cocoa butter
- Push a lolly pop stick into the mousse in the mould
- Dip the pops in the melted chocolate and cocoa butter
- Immediately dust with lime zest and raspberry powder
- Decorate as you please. We suggest decorating with small sugar flowers (as pictured)
Laura Ashley The Tea Room is open from 12 noon until 6 pm.
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