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Dark Chocolate, Caramel and Passion Fruit Gateau

QimiQ Benefits

  • Saves time and resources
  • Creamy indulgent taste with less fat
  • Foolproof real cream product, cannot be over whipped
  • 1 kg QimiQ Whip can replace up to 3 litres of fresh cream

Minutes

25

Difficulty

medium

Dark Chocolate, Caramel and Passion Fruit Gateau
Dark Chocolate, Caramel and Passion Fruit Gateau

Ingredients

For 12

  • For the sponge base Ø 24 cm

  • 62g

    Pasteurised whole egg

  • 38g

    Sugar

  • 2g

    Vanilla sugar

  • 1g

    Salt

  • 17g

    Corn flour / starch

  • 20g

    Flour

  • 6g

    Butter, melted

  • For the chocolate sponge base Ø 24 cm

  • 100g

    Pasteurised whole egg

  • 50g

    Sugar

  • 2g

    Vanilla sugar

  • 1g

    Salt

  • 27g

    Corn flour / starch

  • 15g

    Flour

  • 15g

    Cocoa powder

  • 7g

    Sunflower oil

  • To drizzle

  • 66g

    Orange juice

  • For the chocolate cream

  • 200g

    QimiQ Whip Pastry Cream, chilled

  • 200g

    QimiQ Classic

  • 40g

    Sugar

  • 60ml

    Milk

  • 4g

    Gelatine sheets à 3 g

  • 140g

    Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa), melted

  • For the caramel cream

  • 170g

    QimiQ Whip Pastry Cream

  • 170g

    QimiQ Classic

  • 170g

    Caramel syrup

  • g

    Sugar

  • 4g

    Gelatine sheets à 3 g

  • For the jelly

  • 32g

    Passion fruit puree

  • 68ml

    Water

  • 14g

    Sugar

  • 4g

    Corn flour / starch

  • 2g

    Gelatine sheets à 3 g

  • 20g

    Roasted hazelnuts, grated

Preparation

  1. Bake the sponge bases, allow to cool and drizzle with the orange juice.
  2. For the dark chocolate cream, lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip, QimiQ Classic and sugar until completely smooth. Ensure that the complete mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl). Add the milk and continue to whisk at top speed until the required volume has been achieved. Fold in the luke warm melted chocolate and dissolved gelatine.
  3. For the passion fruit jelly, warm the passion fruit puree, water and sugar. Add the corn starch and gelatine, stir well and allow to cool.
  4. For the caramel cream: lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip and QimiQ Classic until completely smooth. Ensure that the complete mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl). Add the caramel syrup and continue to whisk at top speed until the required volume has been achieved. Fold in the dissolved gelatine.
  5. Place the chocolate base in a Ø 26 cm cake ring and layer with the remaining ingredients in the following order: chocolate cream, passion fruit jelly, pale sponge base and caramel cream. Sprinkle with roasted haselnuts and chill well.
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