PAINTED ROSES DESSERT

Heat up the lychee purée and add the sugar, agar-agar and lemon juice. Bring to the boil. Store in the refrigerator. Mix the cold jelly using an immersion blender.

Mix the purée and glucose and heat them to approx. 175°F (80°C). Add the rehydrated gelatin. Slowly combine this mixture with the melted couverture. Immediately mix using an immersion blender to make a perfect emulsion. Add the cold cream. Mix again. Leave to set in the refrigerator.

Bring the water and sugar to the boil. Separate out the rose petals. Poach the petals in the syrup for 1-2 minutes at 180°F (82°C). Store the petals in the cold syrup.

Set aside 10% of the sugar so you can add it to the stabilizer. Make a syrup with the water and sugars. At 105°F (40°C), add the sugar and stabilizer mixture. Pasteurize. Leave to cool. Leave to sit for at least 4 hours. Add the fruit purées, mix using an immersion blender, and allow the mixture to reach a temperature of 32°Bx with help from a sugar refractometer. Churn.