Coconut Sorbet and Vegan, Gluten Free Vanilla Cake with Yuzu and Fresh Mango

Serves 8

Coconut Sorbet

1 1/2 Cups Water
1 1/2 oz Inverted Sugar
1 1/2 Cups Granulated White Sugar
4oz Dextrose
1 Tbsp Stabilizer Cremodan 64
8 Cups Coconut milk
2 Cups Dry, unsweetened coconut

Mix sugar, dextrose and stabilizer. Heat up the water and inverted sugar at 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Then mix in the Granulated White Sugar, Dextrose and bring it to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, don't stop mixing until all 4 ingredients reach 185 degrees Fahrenheit. Cool down the mixture.

Blend the coconut milk, dry coconut, and the previous mix. Strain and cool for 8 hrs. Turn it on the ice cream machine to the manufactured instructions for Sorbet settings. Spin until the machine has come to a full cycle. Scoop out Coconut Sorbet and freeze until ready to use.

Vegan, Gluten Free Vanilla Cake  

4 oz Almond flour
4 1/2 oz Red Mill Gluten Free flour
3 oz Monk Fruit Sugar
1 ½ Tsp Baking Soda
¼ Tsp Salt
5 1/2 oz Almond Milk
4 oz Avocado oil
1 Tsp Vanilla extract
1 Tsp Apple Vinegar

Mix all dry ingredients and set aside. Mix all wet ingredients and incorporate both dry and wet mixtures. Bake at 320F for 30 minutes.

Yuzu Gel
2 oz Yuzu
6 oz Water (check)
4 oz Simple Syrup
1 Tsp Powder gelatin  

Mix gelatin and water to hydrate for 5 minutes. In a sauce pot on medium heat, heat up Water and Gelatin and add the syrup, and yuzu. Bring to a boil and turn off pot. Strain mixture through a fine sifter and cool to allow to rest until firm. Once it sets, whisk Gel by hand this will bring Gel back together. Add to squeeze bottle. Gel is ready for use.

Lime Gel
2 Tbsp Lime skins, peeled
2 Tbsp Sugar
2 Tbsp Lime juice
2 Tbsp Coconut milk

Blanch the skins 2 times starting with cold water. 3rd time leave them cooking for 25 min on low heat. Strain and blend the skins with the rest of the ingredients except the coconut milk. Slowly add the coconut milk until smooth.

Assemble and Garnish:
1 Hollowed Coconut Shell
Coconut Sorbet
Vegan Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake
Yuzu Gel
Lime Gel
Fresh Mango, cubed
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