White Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c pecan pieces
• 1/4 t Maldon Salt
• 1/4 t nutmeg
• 1/4 t cardamom
• 1/3 c BLiS Bourbon Barrel Maple Syrup
• 10 oz bread flour
• 4 oz cake flour
• 1 1/2 t baking powder
• 1 t baking soda
• 4 t ground cardamom
• 1 t ground ginger
• 1/2 t ground white pepper
• 10 oz unsalted butter, room temp
• 10 oz sugar
• 4 eggs, room temp
• 1 T vanilla extract
• 2 t finely grated lemon zest
• 1 1/2 c buttermilk
• 8 egg yolks
• 8 oz sugar
• 2 T un-flavored gelatin powder 1/2 c cold water
• 1 vanilla bean
• 2 c whole milk
• 2 c heavy cream