Tuile Paste pattern for Joconde Sponge

Joconde sponge is a very nice cake to use for decorations or visual enhancement for the sides of cakes or mousses because it can be spread very thin and can also be decorated with tuile paste very easily.



Formula:
1 recipe of Joconde spread on a full sheet pan
1/2# tuile paste (100% Butter, 100% Sugar, 100% Egg whites, 100% Pastry flour, 1% salt)
Colouring




MOP:

 

Gisslen, pg. 410

• Make tuile paste using the creaming method.
• Add colour to the appearance. You can easily make a cocoa tuile paste by adding cocoa powder, or colour it with food colouring.
• Apply stencil over a silpat lined sheet pan. Its really important to get a sheet pan that is not warped.
• Spread tuile paste very thinly over the stencil. You can also use your fingers to texture it, or you can use a brush (very much like we did in second block).
• Put in blast chiller to let set up.

• Make Joconde sponge while the tuile sets up. You dont want to spread the joconde sponge over the tuile unless it is frozen. Mixing it before will damage the two coloured layers.
• MOP: Melt butter and let it cool to room temperature. Place sifted almonds, confectioners' sugar, and flour into a your mixer. On low speed add whole eggs in stages using your paddle attachment. Increase speed to high and continue mixing until the batter turns into a pale yellow colour. Transfer to a stainless steel bowl.
  
  Clean mixing bowl throughly and whisk egg whites until foamy. Add sugar and continue whisking on high to a medium-firm peak.
  
  Fold egg whites into egg yolks, fully incorporate both batters. Drizzle butter slowly along the sides of the bowl and fold in the mixture. If you can assist someone else then have them drizzle in the butter while you whisk (like with mayonnaise).
  
  Make sure your stencil paste is set before pouring Joconde over the paste. Use your offset spatula to even out the batter. Use your fingers to clean the sides of the pan before baking.
  
  Bake at 375°F in a convection oven, bake until it is slightly golden in colour. About 7-15 minutes. In a deck oven bake at 400°F.