Black Forest

Chocolate Cake

ingredients preparation
  • 90g
    eggs
  • 142g
    sugar
  • 135g
    flour
  • 11g
    baking powder
  • 184g
    milk
  • 131g
    clarified butter
  • 116g
    C811NV
  1. In a mixer with the whisk attached, combine sugar and eggs.
  2. Once combined, add the milk following with the melted butter and chocolate.
  3. Finish by adding the sifted dry ingredients.
  4. Bake 160oC for 10-12 minutes in a sheet pan lined with silicon mat.

Vanilla Crème Anglaise

ingredients preparation
  • 10g
    gelatin
  • 520g
    cream
  • 78g
    caster sugar
  • 2pod(s)
    vanilla bean
  • 130g
    egg yolks
  • 78g
    caster sugar
  1. Soak the gelatin in ice-cold water and set aside.
  2. Heat cream, sugar and vanilla. Temper with the yolks.
  3. Strain this tempered mix and cook till the mix reaches 82oC while whisking continuously.
  4. Add in the strained gelatin and pour into insert moulds.

Cherry Confit

ingredients preparation
  • 456g
    red cherry puree
  • 300g
    frozen cherry
  • 96g
    caster sugar
  • 7g
    NH pectin
  • 7g
    gelatin
  • 7g
    gelatin
  • 10g
    lemon juice
  1. Heat puree and fruit to 40oC and add the sugar pectin mix. Bring to boil for a minute.
  2. Take it off the flame and add gelatin.
  3. Pour into insert molds and freeze until ready for use.

Chocolate Mousse

ingredients preparation
  • 6g
    gelatin sheet
  • 110g
    Heavy Cream 35%
  • 110g
    whole milk
  • 44g
    egg yolks
  • 23g
    caster sugar
  • 466g
    70-30-38NV
  • 400g
    Heavy Cream 35%
  1. Soak gelatin in ice water until softened; squeeze out excess water and set aside.
  2. Bring heavy cream and milk to a boil in a medium sized pot. Whisk to combine egg yolks and sugar in a small bowl and slowly add hot liquid to temper, cook mixture to 82oC.
  3. Stir in gelatin to dissolve and strain over chocolate. Whisk to emulsify. Let to cool at 30oC, fold in whipped cream.

Red Glaze

ingredients preparation
  • 187g
    water
  • 382g
    sugar
  • 382g
    glucose syrup
  • 382g
    811NV
  • 27g
    gelatin sheet
  • 240g
    condensed milk
  • 135g
    Nappage
  • red colour liquid
  1. Soak gelatin in ice water until softened. Squeeze out excess water and set aside.
  2. In a medium size pot, bring sugar and glucose to a boil. When hot, stir in the drained gelatin.
  3. Place the dark chocolate and condensed milk in a tall tub. Pour the hot mixture onto the chocolate and emulsify.
  4. Stir in the neutral glaze. Add in the gel colour and emulsify using a hand blender.

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