Black Cherry Chocolate Bar
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Easy
black cherry mousse
Ingredients: black cherry mousse
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11.5 ozblack cherry purée
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5.3 ozItalian meringue
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6 leaf/leavesGelatin
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6.2 ozsemi-whipped cream
Preparation: black cherry mousse
- Make an Italian meringue at 121 °C.
- Melt the pre-hydrated leaves with one part of the purée.
Mix with the rest and incorporate into the meringue. - Incorporate the semi-whipped cream.
italian meringue
milk chocolate crème
Ingredients: milk chocolate crème
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5.3 ozmilk
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5.3 ozcream
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1.1 ozsugar
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1.4 ozegg yolks
Preparation: milk chocolate crème
- Make a crème anglaise base.
- Mix together with the chocolate and make an emulsion.
dark chocolate sponge cake
Ingredients: dark chocolate sponge cake
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7.8 ozbutter
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7.1 ozegg yolks
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14.1 ozegg white
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7.8 ozsugar
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2.5 oz“Huracan” strong flour
Preparation: dark chocolate sponge cake
- Melt the chocolate together with the butter at 45 °C and incorporate the yolks.
- Beat together the egg whites and sugar.
- Add the chocolate mixture to the meringue, then finally add the sifted flour.
- Line a tin with baking parchment, spread the mixture into the tin and bake at 190 °C.
cocoa crumble
Ingredients: cocoa crumble
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3.5 ozbutter
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3.5 ozground almonds
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3.5 ozsugar
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2.5 ozall-purpose flour
Preparation: cocoa crumble
- Cut the butter into small chunks then mix together with all the other ingredients.
- Roll into a tube shape and place in the freezer.
- Pass through a mincer.
- Bake in the oven at 160 °C.
chocolate crunch
Ingredients: chocolate crunch
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6.3 ozcrumble
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1.1 ozchopped wafer
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1.1 ozhazelnut paste
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spoon(s)Black color liposoluble
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0.5 ozcacao nibs
Preparation: chocolate crunch
- Mix all of the ingredients together.
cocoa sablé biscuit
Ingredients: cocoa sablé biscuit
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8.8 ozsoftened butter
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2.2 ozpowdered sugar
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0.9 ozegg yolks
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11.1 ozflour
Preparation: cocoa sablé biscuit
- Mix together the butter and sugar.
- Incorporate the yolks bit at a time, then finally, mix in the flour and cocoa.
- Roll out to a thickness of 2 mm and cut into rectangles to form the bases for the mousse.
- Bake between two sheets of baking parchment at 160 °C.
shiny black glaze
Ingredients: shiny black glaze
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7.6 ozwater
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6.3 ozcream
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9.5 ozsugar
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7 leaf/leavesGelatin
Preparation: shiny black glaze
- Mix all of the ingredients together and bring to the boil.
- Add the gelatine leaves and, finally, strain the mixture.
colouring
Ingredients: colouring
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spoon(s)fat soluble red colouring
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spoon(s)fat soluble blue colouring
Preparation: colouring
- Mix all of the ingredients together. Add colouring to make it the same colour as the mousse.
- Strain.
decoration
Ingredients: decoration
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fresh cherries
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gold leaf
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Q.S.chocolate shavings
Assembly
Ingredients: Assembly
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11.5 ozblack cherry purée
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4.9 ozItalian meringue
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6 leaf/leavesGelatin
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6.2 ozsemi-whipped cream
Preparation: Assembly
- To create in interior, spread the crumble into a square frame. Place the flat slice of sponge on top of the crumble, having previously cut this using the same mould.
- Pour in the chocolate crème and spread it evenly over the sponge.
- Freeze well.
- Demould and cut the interior, using a warm knife, so it is a few centimetres narrower than the external mould for the bar.
- Fill the mould with the cherry mousse and insert the interior. Remove any excess, cover the surface and freeze.
- Once frozen, demould and return to the freezer so it can then be coated and half dipped.
- Place on top of the sablé base and decorate with the chocolate shavings, halved cherries and a touch of gold leaf.
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