Asian Pear & Oolong Mousse Cake
By: Yue Cheong
Published: Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 6:21pm

Ingredients




OOLONG TEA POACHED ASIAN PEARS
2 Asian pears, peeled, cored & diced
5 g oolong tea leaves, in a tea infuser
50 g granulated sugar
200 g water
PECAN CHOCOLATE BROWNIE
2 eggs, separated
75 g pecan nuts, roughly chopped
80 g sugar
100 g dark chocolate 72%
100 g salted butter
45 g plain flour
OOLONG SYRUP
50 ml pear oolong syrup
1/2 tbsp whisky
OOLONG WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
3 egg yolks
350 g whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks
20 g sugar
120 g white chocolate, melted
10 g sheet gelatine, bloomed in cool water
200 ml milk
10 g oolong tea leaves
TOPPING JELLY
150 ml pear oolong syrup
2 tsp whisky
4 g sheet gelatine, bloomed

Preparation

1 POACHED PEARS 2 In a saucepan, combine sugar & water, bring water to boil & stir until sugar dissolved. Remove from heating, put in the pears & the infuser containing oolong tea. Leave to stand for 3-5 min then remove tea infuser but leave pears to stand for at least 1 h. Drain the pears & reserve the syrup. 3 BROWNIE: 4 Preheat oven to 190C & line a parchment paper on a 8" square pan. Melt chocolate & butter over simmering water, stir until smooth. In a mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks with 20 g sugar until light & creamy, fold in the chocolate butter.In another bowl, whisk egg whites with remaining sugar to soft peaks, fold in chocolate batter. Sift in the flour & add the pecan nuts, fold until combined. Pour into the prepared pan & bake for 18-20 min. 5 OOLONG MOUSSE: 6 Combine oolong tea & milk in a saucepan, bring the milk to boil then keep it simmering for 3-5 min, remove tea leaves. Add in the bloomed gelatine & stir until dissolved. Add in melted chocolate & stir until smooth. In a mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar over simmering water until pale & creamy. Pour in the chocolate milk & stir until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream until smooth. 7 ASSEMBLING: 8 Remove the brownie & place it at the bottom of a 8" square mousse ring. Brush generous amount of oolong syrup on the brownie. Pour the oolong mousse over the brownie, arrange the pears evenly over the mousse, refrigerate to set. Pour the jelly on top & refrigerate to set. Carefully remove the cake from the mousse ring, cut into 10 entremets & decorate with fruits.

About

This lovely mousse cake is when East meets West.
The subtle, sweet & fragrant oolong mousse with crispy Asian pears coupled with the chewy & moist pecan brownie.