Coconut dacquoise
In a mixer, whip the egg white to a soft peak and add the sugar gradually to make a soft meringue.
Fold in all the other ingredients together with icing sugar to make the cake batter.
Spread it on a parchment paper or a silicone mat.
Bake at 180°C in a pre-heated oven, leave it at room temperature to cool it down completely. Keep it aside.
Pineapple Apricot Marmalade
In a saucepan, cook pineapple cubes, pineapple puree, and sugar over medium flame. Strain the pineapple and reserve the juice.
Boil the apricot puree-sugar mix and agar agar, until boiling.
Then, transfer it to a container and set it in the refrigerator.
Once the jelly is set, using a hand blender, blend it into a smooth paste.
Fold the cooked pineapple into the apricot gel. Keep it aside.
Coconut Mousse
In a bowl, whip the cream to a soft peak and store it in the refrigerator.
Soak the gelatin in water. Boil the coconut milk with sugar, and add the bloomed gelatin.
Fold the previously whipped cream once the mix is cooled down to 35°C. Keep it aside.
White chocolate spray
In a saucepan melt white chocolate and cocoa butter over a medium flame.
Assemble
Spread the pineapple apricot marmalade on top of the coconut decquoise and freeze it.
Pipe the coconut mousse into the desired shaped silicon mold and insert frozen marmalade into the mousse.
Freeze the mousse and spray or dip it into the white chocolate mixture. Top it with an apricot slice. Coconut pineapple and apricot petit gateau is ready to be served.
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