Excelsior
- Level:
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                      Medium
Chewy Milk Chocolate
Ingredients: Chewy Milk Chocolate
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633 gcold heavy cream
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110 gwater
- 
110 gsucrose
- 
3 gagar
- 
8 gsilver gelatin leaves
- 
4 gTahitian vanilla
Preparation: Chewy Milk Chocolate
Yield: 6 assembled spheres
- Place heavy cream and water in a medium sized sauce pan.
- Combine sucrose and agar well, then whisk well into liquids.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in chocolate melted to 35C, then bloomed gelatin and vanilla.
- Strain and cast immediately into bottom half of large sphere molds.
Belgian Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: Belgian Chocolate Cake
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425 gbutter
- 
140 gegg yolks
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140 gegg white
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110 gsugar
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48 gall-purpose flour
Preparation: Belgian Chocolate Cake
Yield: shallow ½ pan
- Melt together chocolate and butter to 35C.
- In stand mixer with whip attachment, beat egg yolks, egg whites and sugar until 3X volume.
- Remove from mixer and stir in chocolate and butter mixture. Fold in sifted flour.
- Transfer to a parchment lined shallow half pan and bake at 325F for 15-18 minutes.
- Cool completely. Cut into 1.5” squares. Place on top of Chewy Milk Chocolate layer in sphere molds.
Milk Chocolate Cremeux
Ingredients: Milk Chocolate Cremeux
- 
350 gheavy cream 40%
- 
363 gWhole milk
- 
100 gcane sugar
- 
5 gkappa
- 
80 gyoghurt
Preparation: Milk Chocolate Cremeux
Yield: 6 assembled spheres
- Place heavy cream and milk in a medium sized sauce pan.
- Combine sugar and kappa well, then whisk well into liquids.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
- Stir in yogurt immediately and then chocolate melted to 35C.
- Strain and cast immediately into top half of large sphere molds.
- Freeze assembled sphere.
Crumpled Cocoa Tuile
Ingredients: Crumpled Cocoa Tuile
- 
75 gsoftened butter
- 
50 g10 X
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25 gCP
- 
5 gTahitian vanilla
- 
105 gegg white
- 
60 gall-purpose flour
Preparation: Crumpled Cocoa Tuile
Yield: 50 crumpled tuiles
- In small stand mixer, cream butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. Scrape.
- Add egg whites, mix on low speed until combined. Scrape bowl well.
- Add sifted flour. Mix until just combined, finish by hand with plastic spatula.
- Spread out onto on silicone baking mat in approximate 4” by 3” rectangles. Freeze 20 minutes.
- Bake for 4-5 minutes; create crumpled shapes on tuile form or balled up plastic wrap.
- Reserve in airtight container.
Chocolate Sable Crumble
Ingredients: Chocolate Sable Crumble
- 
40 gwhole egg(s)
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120 gsoftened butter
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35 gpowdered sugar, sifted
- 
25 galmond flour
- 
120 gall-purpose flour
- 
30 gCP
- 
3 gbaking powder
Preparation: Chocolate Sable Crumble
Yield: six cut circles and crumble for 6 plates
- Scald butter and mix with powdered sugar, egg yolks, almond flour, and salt.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and mix until well combined.
- Grate dough into silicone mat; bake at 320F (160C) until slightly crispy.
- Cut shapes while warm or ool and break into pieces. Reserve for assembly.
Buddha Hand Citrus Strips
Ingredients: Buddha Hand Citrus Strips
- 
1 piece(s)Buddha hand citrus
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120 gsucrose
- 
120 gwater
- 
2 gglucose
Preparation: Buddha Hand Citrus Strips
Yield: 24 portions
- Make syrup by bringing sucrose, water and glucose to boil; cool.
- Slice Buddha hand citron paper thin on gravity fed slicer. Cut slices into 3rds length wise.
- Brush each slice with the simple syrup. Dehydrate at 140F overnight.
To assemble Excelsior!
- Place one chocolate sable crumble on large slate or plate to resemble pavement.
- Add one completed chocolate sphere, making sure to showcase chocolate cake inclusion.
- Place a chocolate cake cube on either side of sphere.
- Add two crumpled cocoa tuiles over the top and around the sphere.
- Drape eight buddha hand citrus strips over the top of the dessert.
- Garnish with four round raspberry slices.
 
           
        
        
       
                       
                     
                       
                     
                       
                       
          
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