Steamed saffron sponge with burnt mandarin custard - Cookidoo® – the official Thermomix® recipe plat

Ingredients

• 5 mandarins
• 300 g milk
• 150 g thickened cream
• 10 g cornflour
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 vanilla pod
• 60 g sugar
• 3 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp orange liqueur
• 1 pinch saffron threads
• 80 g raw sugar
• 100 g unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 50 g sour cream
• 30 g apricot jam
• 100 g self-raising flour
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 600 g water
• micro herbs