Ingredients
For 4 portions
For the chocolate nut cake
125g
QimiQ Sauce Base
125g
Butter
6
Egg yolk(s)
90g
Hazelnuts, ground
250g
Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa), melted
6
Egg white(s)
70g
Sugar
For the vanilla cream
125g
QimiQ Classic Vanilla, room temperature
250
Whipping cream 36% fat
1
Vanilla pod(s), pulp only
70g
Sugar
Preparation
- For the chocolate nut cake: whisk the butter until fluffy. Slowly add the egg yolks and continue to whisk until fluffy.
- Add the QimiQ Sauce Base, hazelnuts and melted chocolate and mix well.
- Whisk the egg whites with the sugar until fluffy and fold into the mixture.
- Spread the pastry onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 340 °F for approx. 35 minutes.
- For the vanilla cream: whisk the unchilled QimiQ Classic Vanilla smooth. Add the cream, vanilla pulp and sugar and whik on middle speed until stiff.
- Portion the cake. Fill the cream into a piping bag and pipe onto the cake.
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