cake
50g of flour
100g black chcooclat
4 eggs
50g of sugar
Praline cream
30cl crème fraiche ( or cream cheese)
120g of Sugar
12g water
200g of hazelnuts
Chocolate praline topping
200g of dark chocolate
RECIPE
Start by preparing the cake . Mix two whole eggs and two egg yolks with the sugar a few minutes then add the melted chocolate . Sift the flour and add to the mixture. beat two egg white with a pinch of salt then incorporate them into the cake mixture .Spread on a plate covered with a cooking paper and bake for 10 minutes at 180 °. Remove from oven and roll directly into the parchment paper to give it the right shape.
In a saucepan, put the sugar and water and let it boil. then add the toasted hazelnuts and mix well with a wooden spoon . continue cooking until the sugar is compleatly melted into caramel .Put the mixture over a parchment paper and let it cool completely Break into small pieces and mix until your obtain a smooth mixture of the praline. (It's also possible to use the praline paste that you can buy from a store). Whip the cream and add half the praline.
chocolate praline.Melt 200g black chococlat and add the rest of the praline. mix well. Unroll the cake, spread 3 / 4out praline cream and half the praline chocolate ways to make it to the center once the "bûche" is formed.
Roll the cake , cover with remaining cream and the chocolate praline topping. decorate with walnut, hazelnut amlond ...) and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
