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Cocoa Joconde Sponge

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Encyclopedia of Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

  • About

A delicate, soft almond and cocoa sponge, this is used as the base* for the popular multi-layered Opéra cake.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs plus 3 egg whites
  • ¾ cup (2 ⅓ oz.

Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Beat together the 2 whole eggs, ground almonds, and confectioners’ sugar with an electric beater until the mixture is pale and thick. In another mixing bowl, Whisk the egg whites, adding the granulated sugar gradual

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