Description
A decadent chocolate lover’s paradise with layers of rich chocolate sponge, creamy filling, and shiny glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 g Chocolate, 55% Cocoa Solids, Chopped
- 180 g Whole Eggs
- 7 g Caster Sugar
- 225 g Whole Milk
- 225 g Double / Heavy Cream
- Pinch of Sea Salt Flakes
- 145 g Egg Yolks
- 35 g Caster Sugar
- 100 g Caster Sugar
- 270 g Egg Whites
- 90 g Vegetable Oil
- 65 g Whole Milk
- 80 g Plain Flour / All Purpose Flour
- 45 g Cocoa Powder
- 4 g Powdered Gelatin (200 Bloom) + 26 g Cold Water
- 40 g Double / Heavy Cream
- 50 g Water
- 20 g Cocoa Powder
- 55 g Caster Sugar
- 30 g Nappage Blonde or Apricot Jam
Instructions
- Prepare the Chocolate Cremeux: Chop the chocolate and place it in a bowl. In a saucepan, combine the eggs, sugar, cream, and milk. Heat until 80-83°C. Pour through a sieve over the chocolate, let sit, then blend until smooth. Add salt, cover, and chill for 3-4 hours.
- Make the Chocolate Sponge: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Whisk egg yolks and 35g of sugar until pale. Whisk egg whites with 100g sugar until medium-stiff peaks. Fold meringue into yolk mixture with flour and cocoa, add oil and milk. Pour half into a tray and bake for 12-14 minutes.
- Prepare the Mirror Glaze: Mix gelatin with cold water and let bloom. In a saucepan, heat cream and water, add sugar and cocoa, stir until thick, then add gelatin. Blend and cool.
- Assemble the Cake: Spread half of the cremeux on one sponge layer, repeat with second. Cut into rectangles, stack layers, and chill in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Glaze the Cake: Lift the cake onto a wire rack and pour glaze over it. Let set for 2-3 minutes, then trim edges and slice for serving.
Notes
Ensure your ingredients are at room temperature for better emulsification. Use a kitchen scale for accurate measurements.
- Prep Time: 180 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 75mg