Chocolate Boxes

Name: Chocolate Boxes
Ingredients: 15 g/½ oz/1 tbsp butter, melted, plus extra for greasing; 3 eggs; 100 g/3¾ oz/scant 1 cup self-raising (self-rising) flour; 40 g/1½ oz/⅓ cup cornflour (cornstarch); 40 g/1½ oz/⅓ cup cornflour (cornstarch); 45 ml/3 tbsp hot water; 200 g/7 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate; 30-45 ml/2-3 tbsp apricot jam, warmed; 200 ml/7 fl oz/scant 1 cup double (heavy) cream; 15 ml/1 tbsp brandy or cognac; 15 ml/1 tbsp brandy or cognac; 15 ml/1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 100 g/3¾ oz milk chocolate, for grating

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

These stunning little boxes are actually little individual sponge petits fours. They take some time to assemble, but they are completely delicious. The soft sponge, crisp chocolate and creamy filling offer all the texture of a sophisticated gateau, but you do not need to be a trained pastry chef to make them; you just need a little patience.

Ingredients

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Energy 924kcal/3864kJ; Protein 11g; Carbohydrate 97g, of which sugars 87g; Fat 57g, of which saturates 33g; Cholesterol 259mg; Calcium 130mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 136mg