Magic Chocolate Flower

Name: Magic Chocolate Flower
Ingredients: 1 small macaron; 1 raspberry; Silicone hemisphere mold, each cavity ⅓ cup (80 mL / 2.7 fl oz); 1 edible flower; ¼ cup (50 g / 1.8 oz) sugar; 5 egg yolks (90 g / 3.2 oz); 8 blueberries; 1 chocolate truffle; 1 cup (250 mL / 8.5 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); ½ cup (125 mL / 4.2 fl oz) milk; 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 sheets of acetate; Chocolate flower petal template; 3.5 oz (100 g) dark chocolate

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Crazy Sweet Creations

By Ann Reardon

Published 2021

About

Bring a theatrical touch to the dining table with this lovely dessert. As you pour the hot crème anglaise into the bowl, the chocolate petals fall open to reveal the delights hidden inside.

Ingredients

Chocolate Flower

Per chocolate flower

3.5 oz (100 g) dark chocolate

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Chocolate Flower

Using the chocolate flower template, cut a row of petal-shaped holes out of one sheet of acetate. Place it on top of a second sheet of acetate.

Temper the chocolate, then spread a thin layer over the top of the sheet of acetate with the holes. Remove the cut sheet of acetate so that you leave behi