The Vitruvian man is one of Leonardo’s most famous drawings and represents the study of human proportions. The ideal proportions of the human body are inscribed in the two perfect figures: the circle, which symbolizes Heaven, divine perfection, and the square, which symbolizes the Earth. This dessert, round on the outside and squared on the inside, represents a proportion made dessert and combines aesthetics with taste. COMPOSITION • Mascarpone Mousse, Vanilla • Italian Meringue • Gianduja Cremeux • Crème Anglaise • Citrus Cremeux • Raspberry Gel • Crunchy • Milk Chocolate Biscuit MASCARPONE MOUSSE, VANILLA INGREDIENTS • mascarpone 500 g • cream 500 g • Italian meringue 320 g • powdered jelly 12 g • cold water for jelly 60 g • vanilla pod 1 INSTRUCTIONS Whip the cream and the pulp of a vanilla pod together with mascarpone. Rehydrate and dissolve the gelatin. Dilute the gelatin with a little of the whipped mixture and add it to the mass again. Add the meringue to the mascarpone mixture, dress in the mould. ITALIAN MERINGUE INGREDIENTS • egg white 110 g • dextrose 35 g • sugar 185 g • water 50 g INSTRUCTIONS Bring the water and sugar to 121°C and pour slowly over the egg whites which are being whipped with the dextrose in the planetary mixer. Whip until cool. Hydrate the gelatin, whip the mascarpone with the cream and vanilla, add the melted gelatin diluted with a little of meringue, add the meringue mixing with a spatula. GIANDUJA CREMEUX INGREDIENTS • crème anglaise 250 g • gianduja 225 g INSTRUCTIONS Pour the crème anglaise over the chopped chocolate and emulsify. Aesthetics and taste come together in an admirable balance, just like the circle and square in which Leonardo’s Vitruvian man is inscribed.With this cake, Ilaria Castellaneta triumphed at the 2023 Pastry QueenWorld Championship. 23
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