Sunday, December 21, 2014

Chocolat & praline flavored cake

INGREDIENTS 
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.

 

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