Ingredients for the plum ganache
- 250 g white chocolate
- 4 leaves gelatine
- 125 g cream
- 150 g plum puree
- 1 pinch salt
To prepare the plum ganache
Soften the gelatine in water, squeeze out thoroughly and place on top of the chocolate. Bring the cream to the boil along with the plum puree and a pinch of salt, pour on top of the softened gelatine and chocolate. Mix thoroughly with a handheld blender, transfer to a mould and leave to cool. Cut into approx. 1 cm cubes.
Ingredients for the warm sponge
- 120 g sugar
- 180 g egg yolk
- 225 g egg white
- 90 g sugar
- 60 g flour
- 120 g almond semolina
- 165 g butter
- 90 g pureed plums
To prepare the warm sponge
Beat the sugar and egg yolk on the heat and then again over ice until cold. Beat the egg white and sugar until stiff. Melt the butter and mix with the plum puree. Combine the flour and almond semolina. Mix the beaten egg yolk with the butter and plum mixture, fold in the egg whites and then carefully fold in the flour and semolina mixture. Using an ice cream scoop, half fill the greased soufflé moulds with the mixture, press in a cube of plum ganache and then cover the filling with the mixture. Place in the preheated oven (185 °C convection) and bake for 10 mins., turn and bake for a further 2 mins. Remove from the oven, leave to cool and tip out.
Ingredients for the crumble cake ice cream
- 100 g flour
- 25 g almond semolina
- 50 g sugar
- 50 g butter
- cinnamon, salt, lemon zest
- 750 g milk
- 250 g cream
- 150 g sugar
- 160 g egg yolk
- 1 vanilla pod
To prepare the crumble cake ice cream
Using a food processor, knead the flour, almond semolina, cold butter and sugar together with a little ground cinnamon, salt and the zest of a lemon to make a crumbly mixture, then bake at 160 °C (convection) for 10-12 mins. The crumble should not take on any colour. Whisk the milk, cream, egg yolk, sugar and scraped-out vanilla pod until the mixture thickens. Using a mixer, combine the cooled crumble with the ice cream mixture and then either freeze or stir the mixture in an ice cream machine.
Ingredients for the ginger foam
- 65 g ginger, peeled
- 75 mol sushi ginger juice
- 25 ml simple syrup
- Juice of 1 lime
- 125 ml water
To prepare the ginger foam
Mix all of the ingredients until smooth and pass through a fine sieve.
Ingredients for the plum compote
- 200 g plums, stoned
- 50 g sugar
To prepare the plum compote
Remove the stones from the plums and slice in half, marinate with the sugar for 1 hr. and then stew over a medium heat until soft.
Spoon the plum compote onto the middle of the plate. Place the warm sponge on top. Froth up the ginger stock, pour all the way around and finally add the ice cream on top of the cake.