Chocolate
Entremets
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Cacao-Trace sustainable program

EX-EL CACAO ENTREMETS

Complexity level  

The recipe yields 150 individual cocoa pods - Maé cocoa pod mold (ref. 014380)

Composition

  1. Cocoa biscuit
  2. Cocoa shortbread
  3. Caramel and Flower of Salt Ganache
  4. Vanilla cream
  5. Milk and Dark Chocolate Mousse
  6. Milk Velvet
  7. Orange Jasmine Compote
Ex-El Cacao Entremets
1 Cocoa biscuit (1 sheet, 650g, using a 40cm x 60cm frame)
Ingredients
  • Egg yolks 312 g
  • Sugar 268 g
  • Flour (Type 55) 156 g
  • Butter 93 g
  • Egg whites 312 g
  • Sugar 82 g
Preparation

·Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until quite firm.

·Add the sifted flour and cocoa powder.

·Fold in the melted butter, followed by the egg whites beaten into meringue.

Pour into a 40 cm x 60 cm frame and bake at 175°C in a convection oven for about 12 minutes

2 Cocoa Shortbread
Ingredients
  • Fresh butter 400 g
  • Powdered sugar 160 g
  • Flour (Type 55) 500 g
  • Fleur de sel 4 g
  • Eggs 60 g
Preparation

·Mix all the ingredients together at once.

·Immediately spread the mixture in a 2 mm thick frame.

·Let it rest in a positive cold environment for 2 hours.

Bake at 160°C for about 12 minutes.

3 Caramel and fleur de sel Ganache (3g per small cake)
Ingredients
  • Belcolade Selection Lait Cacao-Trace LIB 180 g
  • Water 40 g
  • Sugar 100 g
  • Fleur de sel 2 g
  • Cream 35% fat 160 g
  • Butter 40 g
Preparation

·Cook the sugar and water to make a caramel, then deglaze with the hot cream.

·Pour over the chocolate and blend.

·At 32°C, add the butter and flower of salt, and blend again.

Pour over the biscuit in the insert and freeze.

4 Vanilla Cream (15g per cacao pod mold insert)
Ingredients
  • PatisFrance Praliné Collection Noisette IGP Piémont 62 % 180 g
  • Cream 1764 g
  • Roasted vanilla 10 sticks
  • Pectin 325nh95 10,68 g
  • Egg yolks 318 g
  • Brown sugar 180 g
  • Skyr yogurt 144 g
  • Fresh lemon juice 24 g
Preparation

·Heat the cream with the whole roasted vanilla, add the pectin-brown sugar mixture, and bring to a boil.

·Off the heat, temper the egg yolks and immediately incorporate the hazelnut praline.

·Blend and spread thinly on a Silpat. Cover with plastic wrap in contact with the surface.

·After cooling, blend with Skyr yogurt and the lemon juice before molding.

5 Milk and Dark Chocolate Mousse (20g per small cake)
Ingredients
  • Belcolade Selection Noir Cacao-Trace LIB 996 g
  • Belcolade Selection Lait Cacao-Trace LIB 996 g
  • Milk 600 g
  • Cream 600 g
  • Eggs 270 g
  • Custard 1200 g
  • Whipped cream 1530 g
Preparation

·Prepare a custard with the milk, cream, and eggs.

·Weigh and strain over the chocolate, then blend.

At 32°C, add the whipped cream and immediately pipe.

6 Milk velvet
Ingredients
  • Belcolade Selection Noir Cacao-Trace LIB 100 g
  • Belcolade Selection Lait Cacao-Trace LIB 200 g
Preparation

Melt everything to 38°C (100°F) and spray onto a chilled dessert.

7 Orange Jasmine Compote (20g per serving)
Ingredients
  • PatisFrance Starfruit Passion 300 g
  • Jasmine infusion 560 g
  • Orange segments 1105 g
  • Yuzu purée 100 g
  • Sugar 200 g
  • Inulin 190 g
  • Pectin NH 40 g
  • Orange segments 780 g
  • Fresh mandarin juice 250 g
  • Tamarind vinegar 40 g
  • Blanched orange zest 5 units
Preparation

·Prepare a jasmine infusion using water and jasmine tea.

·Cook the passion fruit purée, jasmine infusion, orange segments, sugar, inulin, NH pectin, and orange zest strips for a few minutes at a boil.

·Cool the mixture.

·Blend with fresh mandarin juice, orange segments, and tamarind vinegar.

Finally, add the blanched orange zest.

Jonathan Mougel

Symbolizing a timeless return to nature, this dessert takes the original form of a cacao pod. Beneath a delicate leaf, it reveals the sweetness of almond duja, with a heart of chocolate paired with roasted vanilla cream, refreshed by a citrus marmalade accented with jasmine flower notes.