Moelleux Chocolat


This molten cake surprises and delights, when sweet and luscious white-chocolate lava spills out the slightly-bitter dark chocolate cake, for the perfect balance of tastes.
(Chef Celine Plano - Technical Advisor - Chicago CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ center)
Insert for Moelleux Chocolat
| Ingredients | Preparation |
|---|---|
|
10 g
cornstarch
125 g whole milk 3.5% |
Dilute the cornstarch into the cold milk. |
| 125 g heavy cream 35% | Place milk with cornstarch and cream into a pot and bring to a boil stirring constantly. |
| 250 g Callebaut W2 White Chocolate | Place chocolate into mixing bowl then cover with the hot liquid mixture and mix with a whisk until thoroughly blended. Finally, emulsify with immersion blender for 30 seconds. |
| 5 g room temperature water | Add the water. Pipe onto silicone molds and freeze. |
| Notes: If desired, you may alter the recipe to include 7 g of fresh grated ginger, substitute raspberry puree for the milk and add 12 g of pistachio paste or add 15 g of orange zests. | |
Moelleux Chocolat
| Ingredients | Preparation |
|---|---|
|
200 g
Callebaut 811 Dark Chocolate
200 g butter 83% fat |
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and butter in 30 second increments. |
|
4
egg yolks
4 whole large eggs 100 g granulated sugar |
In the mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the egg yolks, whole eggs and sugar for 3 minutes at medium speed until light and fluffy. Then pour in the melted chocolate butter mixture and mix at slow speed until well incorporated. |
| 50 g all purpose flour, sifted | By hand, fold in the sifted flour. |
| Pipe into rings lined with parchment paper or greased aluminum cups, placing an insert in the center. Freeze and bake from frozen to order for 12 minutes at 330°F. | |