Creamy Mascarpone Cake with Passion Fruit Sauce

Ingredients

• CRUST

  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) langue de chat or other crisp butter cookies, crumbled (about 150 g)
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) unsalted butter, melted

• FILLING

  • 1 container (475 g/1 lb) mascarpone cheese
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) sugar
  • Seeds of 1/2 vanilla bean
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) 35% cream

• PASSION FRUIT SAUCE

  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) cornstarch
  • 1 cup (250 ml) passion fruit juice
  • 2 passion fruits