Mango and Raspberry Charlotte Russe

An intricate dessert featuring homemade lady fingers, layered raspberry and mango bavarois, génoise sponge, and a vibrant mango jelly topping.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 605 kcals 4840 kcals
Carbohydrates 82.3 grams 658.2 grams
Fat 26.3 grams 210.6 grams
Protein 9.8 grams 78.4 grams
Cook Time
125 mins
Produces
8 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
240
g
Caster Sugar
For Italian meringue
20
g
Liquid Glucose
For Italian meringue
120
g
Caster Sugar
For sponge fingers
100
g
Caster Sugar
For syrup
125
g
Caster Sugar
For génoise
20
g
Caster Sugar
For raspberry bavarois
3
piece
Leaf Gelatine
Soaked in cold water, for raspberry bavarois
20
g
Caster Sugar
For mango bavarois
3
piece
Leaf Gelatine
Soaked in cold water, for mango bavarois
3
piece
Leaf Gelatine
Soaked in cold water, for mango jelly
Dairy
4
piece
Eggs
Medium free-range, separated for sponge fingers
1
piece
Unsalted Butter
For greasing
4
piece
Egg Yolks
Medium free-range, for génoise
30
g
Butter
Melted, for génoise
29.5
ml
Milk
For raspberry bavarois
3
piece
Egg Yolks
Large free-range, for raspberry bavarois
200
ml
Double Cream
For raspberry bavarois
29.5
ml
Milk
For mango bavarois
3
piece
Egg Yolks
For mango bavarois
200
ml
Double Cream
For mango bavarois
Fruits
400
g
Raspberries
Blended and sieved to 200ml purée
200
ml
Mango Pulp
Sieved, for mango bavarois
200
ml
Mango Purée
For mango jelly
1
piece
Mango
Flesh cut into long slices for decoration
1
punnet
Raspberries
Small punnet for decoration
GrainsCereals
120
g
Plain Flour
For sponge fingers
125
g
Plain Flour
Sifted, for génoise
Liquids
0.5
piece
Lime Juice
For raspberry bavarois
0.5
piece
Lime Juice
For mango bavarois
NutsSeeds
1
pinch
Table Salt
For sponge fingers
Other
4
piece
Egg Whites
Medium free-range, for meringue
1
piece
Edible Gold Leaf
Optional decoration

Steps

  • Heat 55ml water with sugar and glucose to 120°C.
  • Whisk egg whites to soft peaks and slowly stream in the hot syrup while whisking.
  • Continue mixing the meringue for 15 minutes until the bowl is cool.
  • Preheat the oven to 190°C and line three baking trays.
  • Whisk yolks with half the sugar to ribbon stage and separately whisk whites with remaining sugar and salt.
  • Fold whites and flour into yolks, then pipe 11cm lines onto trays.
  • Sprinkle fingers with a syrup made from sugar and 100ml water before baking for 10 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 200°C and line a Swiss roll tin.
  • Whisk yolks and sugar to ribbon stage, fold in flour and melted butter, and bake for 10 minutes.
  • Cut two 18cm circles from the cooled génoise sponge.
  • Heat milk, raspberry purée, and lime juice in a pan.
  • Whisk egg yolks and sugar, then Temper with the hot raspberry mixture and cook until thickened.
  • Stir in soaked gelatine and leave to cool.
  • Fold whipped cream and 120g meringue into the raspberry base, then chill.
  • Line a 20cm tin with cling film and place one génoise disc in the bottom.
  • Line sides with trimmed sponge fingers, add raspberry bavarois, and chill until set.
  • Repeat the bavarois process using mango pulp, milk, lime, yolks, sugar, gelatine, cream, and 120g meringue.
  • Place the second sponge disc over the raspberry layer and pour over mango bavarois.
  • Boil mango purée for jelly, stir in gelatine, and pour over the set mango bavarois.
  • Unmould and decorate with meringue rosettes, raspberries, mango slices, and gold leaf.