Mint-Chocolate Silk Cakes

Name: Mint-Chocolate Silk Cakes
Yield: Yield: 16 cakes, 3 inches (7.5 cm) in diameter
Ingredients: 8 eggs; 6 ounces (170 g) unsweetened chocolate; 12 ounces (340 g) melted unsalted butter; 12 ounces (340 g) granulated sugar; Melted unsalted butter; ½ cup (120 ml) water; 10 ounces (285 g) blanched almonds, finely ground; ¼ cup (60 ml) crème de menthe; 12 ounces (340 g) sweet dark chocolate

Preparation info

Yield:
16
cakes, 3 inches in diameter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

Melted unsalted butter
6 ounces (170 g) unsweetened chocolate
12

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cut out 16 squares of aluminum foil measuring 6½ inches (16.2 cm). Set a cake ring, 3 inches (7.5 cm) in diameter and 2 inches (5 cm) tall in the center of each square. Fold and pleat the edges of the foil up around the rings to make a tight seal. Because the cakes will be baked in a water bath, be certain that the foil reaches at least three-quarters of the way up the s