Tofu Rock Tea

Blend Chinese tofu and Da Hong Pao rock tea into French pastries, break away from conventional cloying sweetness with oriental tea-food aesthetics, and balance the subtle bitterness of tea with the mild, mellow texture of tofu to create low-sugar French desserts infused with traditional Chinese charm.
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Almond cake

  • Almond powder 210g
  • Icing sugar 75g
  • Honey 24g
  • Egg 354g
  • Cake flour 72g
  • Egg white 210g
  • Sugar 141g
  • Egg white powder 12g
  • Butter 75g
  • Totaal 1173g

Almond cake

Mix the first four ingredients quickly with a high-speed food processor, then add the cake flour and blend until smooth.
Whip egg whites, egg white powder and granulated sugar at a steady speed (the egg white powder stabilizes air bubbles) until stiff peaks form.
Melt the butter in a microwave and set aside, maintaining a temperature of around 50°C.
Assembly: Pour Mixture A into Mixture B for preliminary blending, then gently fold in Mixture C. Spread the batter onto a silicone baking mat and bake at 210°C for approximately 8 minutes until the surface develops a golden colour.

Rock Tea Chocolate Panna Cotta

  • Cream 300g
  • Rock Tea 29g
  • White Chocolate31.4% 120g
  • Gelatin Mass 27g
  • Totaal 476g

Rock Tea Chocolate Panna Cotta

Bring half of the whipping cream and tea leaves to a boil, then simmer covered for 20 minutes. Top up with extra cream and reheat.
Add gelatin mass and white chocolate, homogenize, then fold in the remaining white chocolate and stir until smooth.

Tofu mousse

  • White Chocolate31.4% 30g
  • Trehalose 60g
  • Sugar-Free Soy Milk Powder 60g
  • Gelatin Mass 63g
  • Silken Tofu 397.5g
  • Mascarpone Cheese 150g
  • Whipping Cream 187.5g
  • Totaal 948g

Tofu mousse

Strain excess water out of silken tofu with gauze.
Dissolve sugar-free soy milk powder in a small amount of water, add trehalose and gelatin mass, stir well, then combine with melted white chocolate.
Blend silken tofu and mascarpone smooth with a homogenizer, add the mixture from Step 2 and homogenize again until fully incorporated.
Once the mixture cools down to 18°C, fold in whipped whipping cream and use immediately.

Green chocolate sandblasting

  • White Chocolate31,4% 200g
  • Coco Butter 150g
  • Grapeseed oil 20g
  • Pink Oil-Soluble Powder Colorant 3g
  • Totaal 373g

Green chocolate sandblasting

Melt chocolate and cocoa butter at 45°C, add grapeseed oil and food coloring powder, then homogenize thoroughly with a homogenizer. Spray the mixture onto the cake surface via an airbrush while maintaining a temperature of 40°C.

Glazing pectin spray

  • Glazing Pectin 200g
  • Water 10g
  • Totaal 210g

Glazing pectin spray

Mix the two ingredients and heat to a boil, then spray onto the chocolate airbrushed surface at 70°C.

Clear Jelly

  • Water 300g
  • Agar Powder 2g
  • sugar 120g
  • Gelatin Mass 108g
  • Totaal 530g

Clear Jelly

Mix water, granulated sugar and agar powder evenly, bring the mixture to a boil. Add gelatin mass and cherry brandy, stir thoroughly, then transfer to a container and refrigerate for storage.

Assembly, layout and finishing

Bake the sponge cake base and cut it to the required size. Prepare the Da Hong Pao rock tea chocolate panna cotta, pour it into matching molds and freeze for storage.
Next, make the tofu mousse, pipe it into silicone molds, place the panna cotta filling inside, lay the trimmed cake base on top, and freeze the molds thoroughly.
Once fully frozen, spray an even coat of pink oil-soluble spray all over the cakes. Heat the neutral glaze to 80°C, then quickly spray a thin layer over each cake surface. Shred the clear jelly with a lemon zester and arrange the jelly shreds as decoration on top.
Finish with small pink and white rosette chocolate decorations and peach blossom chocolate ornaments to elevate the overall texture and enrich the flavour profile of the dessert.

Enjoy this exciting recipe.

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