Zuccotto with Pistachio Ice-Cream
of Chef Andrea Mainardi
Level: Medium
Preparation time: 35 Minutes
Cooking time: 45 Minutes
Ingredients
For the gluten-free sponge cake:
- 400 g Preparato per Pan di Spagna Babbi Home Bakery (sponge cake mix)
- 100 g sugar
- 6 eggs
- 30 g lukewarm water
For the pistachio ice cream:
- 800 ml milk
- 200 ml cream
- 200 g sugar
- 80 g Pasta Pistacchio Babbi Home Bakery (pistachio paste)
For the Italian-style meringue:
- 200 g sugar
- 20 ml water
- 100 ml egg white
For decoration:
- Waferini Pistacchio Babbi, to taste
- Pistachio granules, to taste
Preparation
- In a bowl, combine the Preparato per Pan di Spagna senza glutine Babbi Home Bakery gluten-free sponge cake mix), sugar, eggs and lukewarm water.
- Mix with an electric whisk for about 5 minutes until the mixture is smooth, light and fluffy.
- Pour into a cake tin lined with baking paper and bake at 170° for about 45 minutes.
- Combine milk, cream and sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Add the Pasta 100% Pistacchio gluten free Babbi Home Bakery (100% gluten-free pistachio paste) and mix well.
- Pour the mixture into ice moulds and leave in the freezer for at least 4 hours. Then take the ice cream out of the freezer and beat it in the planetary mixer until the typical ice cream texture is formed.
- Line a bowl with cling film and place the sponge cake previously cut into slices.
- Brush with sugar and water and fill with Pistachio Gelato and Waferini Babbi for a touch of crunch (Note: Waferini Babbi contain gluten. To keep the recipe 100% gluten free, do not add this ingredient).
- Turn the zuccotto upside down and coat with Italian meringue (create a syrup by combining water and sugar and boiling them). Pour into the planetary mixer with 100 ml egg white, and the meringue is soon done!
- Add pistachio granules as a final decoration.
- Flambé the meringue with a blowpipe for an even more scenic effect.
Ingredients
For the gluten-free sponge cake:
- 400 g Preparato per Pan di Spagna Babbi Home Bakery (sponge cake mix)
- 100 g sugar
- 6 eggs
- 30 g lukewarm water
For the pistachio ice cream:
- 800 ml milk
- 200 ml cream
- 200 g sugar
- 80 g Pasta Pistacchio Babbi Home Bakery (pistachio paste)
For the Italian-style meringue:
- 200 g sugar
- 20 ml water
- 100 ml egg white
For decoration:
- Waferini Pistacchio Babbi, to taste
- Pistachio granules, to taste