Chocolate Nut Dome

Name: Chocolate Nut Dome
Ingredients: 3 egg yolks; 50 g butter; 50 g sugar; 40 g pistachio paste (50 g pistachios puréed with 1 tbsp sunflower oil); 300 ml whipping cream; 75 g syrup, made from 40 g sugar and 40 ml water; 250 g chocolate; 2 egg whites; 75 ml milk; 125 ml double cream; 10 g (2 tsp) pistachio paste; 20 g (1 tbsp) caster sugar; 25 g sugar; 45 g ground almonds; 50 g icing sugar; 100 g Griotte cherries in alcohol; 3 small egg yolks (60 g); 160 g chocolate; White chocolate

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

A smooth layer of rich chocolate glaze blankets a dome of pistachio cream and cherry-studded chocolate mousse, sitting on a pistachio sponge base. Once chilled, the dark chocolate glaze layer is beautifully contrasted with fine, delicate white chocolate shapes.

Ingredients

For the pistachio dacquoise

2 egg whites
20 g (1 tbsp) caster sugar

Cake
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Prepare a circular pistachio dacquoise. Whisk the egg whites until standing in peaks, then fold in the sieved ground almonds, caster sugar and icing sugar. Mix the pistachio paste with a little of the mixture to soften, then fold in the remainder. Spread on to a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake at