The caramelised profile and subtle saltiness of Callebaut Gold Chocolate bring depth to the crémeux without overwhelming the fruit. Paired with a W2 whipped ganache, the composition perfectly balances richness with freshness, providing a lingering, toffee-like warmth.
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The Yoghurt Biscuit

Ingredients: The Yoghurt Biscuit

  • 87 g
    Yoghurt
  • 82 g
    Sunflower oil
  • 81 g
    Eggs
  • 125 g
    Sugar
  • 51 g
    Flour t45 (cake flour)
  • 51 g
    T55 flour
  • 2 g
    Baking powder
  • 0.75 g
    Salt
  • 1 g
    Lemon zest

Preparation: The Yoghurt Biscuit

1. Blend the lemon zest, salt, sugar, eggs and yoghurt together until smooth. 

2. While blending, slowly stream in the sunflower oil to emulsify. 

3. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and gently fold in the sifted cake flour, all-purpose flour and baking powder. 

4. Reserve the batter for assembly. 

The Strawberry Confit

Ingredients: The Strawberry Confit

  • 500 g
    Strawberry puree
  • 55 g
    Brown sugar
  • 55 g
    Sugar
  • 1 g
    Vanilla bean, scraped
  • 18 g
    Lime juice
  • 6 g
    Pectin nh
  • 15 g
    Cornflour

Preparation: The Strawberry Confit

1. Whisk together both sugars, Pectin NH, and the cornflour. 

2. Gently warm the strawberry purée. 

3. Whisk the dry sugar mixture into the warm purée and bring to a boil while whisking. 

4. Remove from heat and allow to cool. 

5. Blend in the lime juice and scraped vanilla bean. 

The Gold Crémeux

Ingredients: The Gold Crémeux

  • 90 g
    Whole milk
  • 110 g
    Whipping cream 35%
  • 80 g
    Egg yolks
  • 50 g
    Brown sugar
  • 260 g
    Chk‐r30gold
  • 24 g
    Gelatine mass
  • 1 g
    Fine sea salt

Preparation: The Gold Crémeux

1. Make an anglaise by cooking the milk, whipping cream, egg yolks, and brown sugar to 82°C. 

2. Remove from heat and stir in the gelatine mass  (1:5 ratio) and sea salt to dissolve. 

3. Pour the hot mixture over the Gold chocolate and emulsify with a hand blender. 

4. Pour into moulds and freeze.

The Dipping Chocolate

Ingredients: The Dipping Chocolate

Preparation: The Dipping Chocolate

1. Melt the W2 chocolate and cocoa butter together, then stir in the grapeseed oil. 

2. Temper or bring the mixture to 34°C for dipping.

The Whipped W2 Ganache

Ingredients: The Whipped W2 Ganache

Preparation: The Whipped W2 Ganache

1. Warm whipping cream #1, milk, and glucose. 

2. Add the gelatine mass and stir to dissolve. 

3. Pour over the W2 chocolate and emulsify with a hand blender. 

4. Add whipping cream #2 and blend again. Refrigerate overnight. 

5. Whip to soft peaks when ready to use.

The Assembly & Final Plating

1. Pipe the yoghurt biscuit batter into doughnut moulds. 

2. Bake until golden and leave to cool completely. 

3. Pipe 20 g of strawberry confit on top of the baked biscuit and chill. 

4. Pipe 20 g of the Gold crémeux on top of the confit layer and freeze. 

5. Unmould the frozen cakes and dip into the W2 dipping chocolate. 

6. Finish by piping the W2 whipped ganache on top.