"Snow-Capped Mountains" Log Cake
October 6, 2026
Recipe Products usedGallia White , DE40 Glucose Syrup , Pectin 325NH95 , Pectin X58 , Xanthan Gum , Fish Gelatin
Step 1 Hazelnut Dacquoise
| 392g | (34.8%) | Egg white |
| 3g | (0,3%) | Gallia white ( |
| 27g | (2,4%) | Sugar |
| 175g | (15.5%) | Almond powder |
| 118g | (10,5%) | Hazelnut powder |
| 291g | (25.8%) | Powdered sugar |
| 120g | (10,7%) | Chopped hazelnuts |
| 1126g | (100%) | TOTAL |
Mix together the almond flour, powdered sugar, and ground hazelnuts
Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then add the granulated sugar and Gallia Blanc.
Combine the two mixtures and spread 1 kg per baking sheet
Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts and bake at 170°C for about 14 minutes.
Step 2 Crispy patty
| 300g | (27%) | Chopped hazelnuts |
| 140g | (12.6%) | Glittery puff pastry |
| 220g | (19,8%) | 46% milk chocolate |
| 180g | (16.2%) | Hazelnut praline |
| 200g | (18%) | Cocoa butter |
| 2g | (0,1%) | Fleur de sel |
| 1741g | (100%) | TOTAL |
Toast the hazelnuts and mix them with the crumble and the crushed feuilletine
Mix the praline with the chocolate and melted cocoa butter, then add the previous mixture
Add the fleur de sel and spread it over the dacquois.
Step 3 Exotic Caramel
| 600g | (39,3%) | Mango purée |
| 100g | (6,5%) | Mashed Banana |
| 400g | (26.2%) | Pineapple Puree |
| 100g | (6,5%) | Passion puree |
| 1 | Madagascar Vanilla Bean | |
| 160g | (10,5%) | Sugar |
| 90g | (5,9%) | Glucose syrup DE40 ( |
| 20g | (1,3%) | Potato starch (Louis François) |
| 18g | (1,2%) | Pectin 325NH95 ( |
| 40g | (2,6%) | Sugar |
| 1528g | (100%) | TOTAL |
Heat the fruit pulp together with the scraped vanilla beans; caramelize the sugar with the glucose and deglaze with the fruit pulp; add the mixture of sugar, pectin, and cornstarch; bring to a boil; and set aside at 4°C
Blend and spread over the 1,200-gram praline. Set the remainder aside.
Step 4 Vanilla cream
| 570g | (29,8%) | Whole milk |
| 855g | (44.7%) | Crème fleurette |
| 4 | Madagascar Vanilla Bean | |
| 225g | (11,8%) | Sugar |
| 250g | (13,1%) | Egg yolks |
| 11g | (0,6%) | Pectin X58 ( |
| 1g | (0,1%) | Xanthan gum ( |
| 1912g | (100%) | TOTAL |
Heat the milk and cream with the scraped vanilla beans, let steep for 6 minutes, then strain.
Beat the egg yolks with 2/3 of the granulated sugar until pale.
Heat the infused liquids and, at 70°C, add the remaining sugar mixed with the pectin and xanthan gum.
Cook to 80°C. Blend and cool to 35°C.
Pour over the exotic caramel, freeze, and cut into 19×6 cm strips.
Step 5 Hazelnut cream
| 527g | (14,5%) | Liquid cream |
| 120g | (3,3%) | Honey from their |
| 16g | (0,4%) | Fish gelatin ( |
| 114g | (3,1%) | Water |
| 406g | (11,2%) | Hazelnut praline |
| 300g | (8,3%) | Hazelnut paste |
| 2150g | (59.2%) | Liquid cream |
| 3633g | (100%) | TOTAL |
Heat the 527 gr of cream with the honey
Add the hydrated gelatin and pour over the praline and hazelnut paste.
Blend and cool to 30°C. Fold in the whipped cream
Fill the mold with 184 gr of the mixture, add the insert, and smooth the surface.
Step 6 Vanilla cream
| 352g | (23,3%) | Liquid cream |
| 1 | Madagascar Vanilla Bean | |
| 90g | (6%) | Egg yolk |
| 77g | (5,1%) | Sugar |
| 13g | (0,9%) | Fish gelatin ( |
| 91g | (6%) | Water |
| 886g | (58,7%) | Liquid cream |
| 1509g | (100%) | TOTAL |
Infuse the cream with the vanilla for 5 minutes
Heat and cook with the blanched egg yolks to 83°C
Strain through a sieve over the hydrated gelatin and blend
Cool to 28°C and fold in the whipped cream
Pipe 75 g onto each top layer, then swirl in the remaining exotic caramel using a 6-mm piping tip.
Board
Blanc Gallia is ideal for standardizing the volume of liquid egg whites and improving their stability.
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