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Step-by-step instructionsEveryone wants Cédric Grolet's fruits! The recipe for the hype lemon
Patissier Cédric Grolet's creations look like real fruit.
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Attention amateur bakers!
Its deceptively real fruits made from sugar and mousse sparked a worldwide hype. Now you can recreate Cédric Grolet's special creations at home. Here comes the recipe for the world-famous lemon.
Queues outside Cédric Grolet's boutiques in Paris, London and Singapore
Anyone who has seen the queues in front of boutiques in Paris, London or Singapore quickly knows that Cédric Grolet is much more than just an ordinary pâtissier. His deceptively real fruits made from sugar and mousse have sparked unprecedented hype on social networks and made him a rock star in modern baking. With his iconic trompe l'oeil creations he blurs the boundaries between craft and fine art.
Crowds regularly gather in front of Cédric Grolet's shops.
Benoît Durand / Hans Lucas
If you don't feel like waiting in line, you can now try your hand at the sweet fruits yourself. In his book “Fruits” Grolet shares a variety of recipes.
Lemon tarts based on Cédric Grolet
Baking tarts by Cédric Grolet is no child's play. The world-famous lemon is created in three steps, with the first one – the preparation of a yuzu ganache – having to be done the day before preparation.
Ingredients for the whipped yuzu ganache:
preparation:
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The day before, soak the gelatine in cold water for 20 minutes.
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Bring half of the cream to the boil and add the gelatine.
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Gradually pour over the chopped chocolate coating and emulsify.
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Add the remaining cold cream, then stir in the yuzu juice.
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Mix with the hand blender.
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Pour into a container and cover directly with cling film.
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Let rest in the refrigerator for twelve hours.
On the day of preparation, it continues as follows:
Ingredients for lemon jam filling:
preparation:
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Bring water and lemon juice to the boil, mix the sugar with agar-agar and add. Let cook for two minutes.
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Pour the mixture into a container in a thin layer and place in the refrigerator to cool.
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Mix with the hand blender, making sure not to incorporate any air.
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Finely chop the mint and finely chop the poached lemons. Add the caviar lime and lemon fillets.
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Fill into 3.5 cm diameter hemispherical molds and freeze for two hours.
Are you wondering what poached Meyer lemons are? Here comes the explanation! Poached Meyer lemons means nothing more than that the peel of Meyer lemons is diced and blanched, i.e. briefly brought to the boil and then quenched again. For this recipe, the process has to be repeated about two to three times, reveals Influencer Dylan Do (@dylando_)who has already ventured into various fruit desserts, in an Instagram video.
Step three involves assembling the dessert and preparing the lemon glaze:
Ingredients for the glaze:
Preparing the glaze and assembling the lemon:
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Whip the very cold yuzu ganache and fill it into 4.5 cm diameter hemispherical molds.
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Place a layer of lemon jam in the middle and place in the freezer for an hour.
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Then shape a lemon with your hands.
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Make the yellow coating, cool down to 25°C and dip in the lemons.
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Secure the lemons in a small area with marzipan on a tray.
Yellow coating? Please what? As Dylan Do also reveals on Instagram, it is ultimately nothing more than a mixture of 250 grams of cocoa butter, 250 grams of white chocolate and four grams of fat-soluble yellow dye.
Then: Lightly brush the lemons with warm, neutral icing. Mix kirsch with gold powder and strain through a pointed sieve. Pour into the spray gun and spray the lemons with it. Place a lemon leaf on each lemon.
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Cédric Grolet's lemons to imitate – step-by-step instructions
Admittedly, just understanding the recipe is something for advanced users. Luckily, there are already some content creators online who have dared to use Grolet's artwork – like Dylan Do. In his Instagram video he shows step by step how to prepare the Grolet lemons:
Simple and so delicious! Dessert ideas for every day
Desserts according to Cédric Grolet are not for in-between meals, of course. This effort is only made for special occasions. For example, this is suitable for days when you want to spend less time in the kitchen viral two-ingredient cheesecake – currently THE trendy dessert ever. Or how about one Japanese soufflé cheesecake from just three ingredients?
No matter which dessert you choose: we hope you have fun making it and enjoy your meal! (with spot on)
Sources used: Spot on news, Instagram
