Fig & buckwheat gateau de voyage

Making the recipe

  • Ingrédients

    Ground almond – 150g
    Ground pistachio – 100g
    Cassonade (Light brown sugar) – 190g
    Egg whites – 75g
    Egg yolks – 94g
    Salt – 1.5g
    Butter (melted 40°C) – 220g
    Egg whites – 274g
    Sugar – 120g
    Buckwheat flour – 130g
    Baking powder – 6g
    Matcha – 3g

    In a robot coupe, put the ground almond, brown sugar, 75g of egg whites, egg yolks, salt, and butter.
    Blend until smooth.
    Whip up the 274g of egg whites and add sugar gradually. Whip until stiff.
    Add 1/3 of the egg whites in the almond mixture, folding gently.
    Add the rest of the egg whites.
    Sieve the flour with baking powder and matcha.
    Fold in with almond batter.

Assembly

Cut the jelly with a 3cm diameter cutter.
Pipe the cake mixture halfway in the rings and add the jelly.
Top up with the rest of the mixture and dust with rock sugar.
Bake at 170°C for 14mn.

Gael Etrillard

Gaël ETRILLARD

Gael Etrillard is an internationally renowned pastry chef, known for his mastery of patisserie and his ability to combine traditional techniques with modern innovations.
His outstanding career and numerous awards have made him a household name in the world of patisserie.

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