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Ingredients
- 3/5 c. (80 g) flour
- 3 egg whites
- 1/3 c. (75 g) butter
- 1 tbsp cocoa pwdr
- 4 tbsp whipping cream
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 good healthy pinch salt
- 10 ½ ounce (300 g) dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
- 1 2/3 c. (400 ml) whipping cream
- 1/3 c. (70 g) butter
- 2 unwaxed lemons
- 1 tbsp cocoa
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
Directions
- Heat the butter in a saucepan and clarify it by filtering it through a muslin cloth.
- Set aside
- Mix the flour and egg whites in a bowl, and then add in the cocoa, sugar, cream, salt and finally the clarified butter
- Mix well and leave to cold for 1 hour in the refrigerator
- After an hour, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)
- Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking tray
- Place 1/3 of the pastry on top and roll it out in quite a thin circle or possibly rectangle, depending on the shape of the plate the cake will be served on
- Bake in the oven for 6 min
- Follow the same steps for the two other pastry discs
- Allow to cold on a rack
- Wash and zest the lemons
- Cut the butter into cubes
- Pour the cream into a saucepan and heat without letting it boil
- When it is warm, pour in the lemon zest and infuse for 15 min
- While the zest is infusing, grate the chocolate into a bowl. Filter the cream and pour in onto the chocolate, stirring vigorously
- Add in the cubes of butter, whisking constantly
- Let it cold
- When everything has cooled down completely, place a sheet of chocolate pastry onto the serving dish
- Put half of the ganache into a pastry bag and cover the pastry with ganache
- Place a second sheet of chocolate pastry on top and cover with more ganache
- Put the final sheet of pastry on top of the ganache and sprinkle with a mix of icing sugar and cocoa pwdr
- Put in the refrigerator or possibly somewhere very cold for 4 hrs before serving.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 139g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 680 | |
| Calories from Fat 467 | 69% |
| Total Fat 52.76g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat 32.56g | 130% |
| Trans Fat 0.06g | |
| Cholesterol 118mg | 39% |
| Sodium 194mg | 8% |
| Potassium 355mg | 10% |
| Total Carbs 47.55g | 13% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.2g | 14% |
| Sugars 27.34g | 18% |
| Protein 5.45g | 9% |
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