Étoile **

Name: Étoile ** (L’étoile)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 oz. (25 g) dark chocolate, 50% cacao, chopped; 1 oz. (25 g) dark chocolate, 70% cacao, chopped; 2 tbsp + 1 tsp (35 ml) whole milk; 1 egg white (2 tbsp/30 g); 1 tbsp + 1 scant tsp (12 g) cornstarch; 1 tbsp (15 ml) aged dark rum; 2 tbsp + 1 tsp (35 ml) water; 1½ tbsp (12 g) AP flour; 1½ tbsp (10 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tsp (2 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 2½ tbsp (1 oz./30 g) sugar, divided; 1 oz. (30 g) plain buttercream, at room temperature; 1¾ oz. (50 g) cacao nibs; 1 quantity (14 oz./400 g) chocolate Chantilly cream for the Étoile; 1 tbsp (15 g) butter; 2½ tbsp (1 oz./30 g) sugar; 1 egg yolk (1½ tbsp/20 g)

L’étoile

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Chocolate sponge layer

1½ tbsp (12 g) AP flour
1 tbsp + 1

Europe
France
Cake
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C/Gas Mark 4).
To prepare the chocolate sponge layer, draw an 8-in. (20-cm) circle on a sheet of parchment paper, using a pencil. Set it on the baking sheet with the pencil marks underneath.
Sift the flour, corn