Chocolate Aerated Shortbread

Name: Chocolate Aerated Shortbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes: 325 g (11½ oz) – one 15 cm (6 inch) round, plus leftovers
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 15 g (½ oz) unsweetened cocoa powder (see Glossary); 8 g (¼ oz) baking powder; 2 g (1/16 oz) salt; 40 g (1½ oz) egg yolks, at room temperature; 80 g (2¾ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 80 g (2¾ oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 100 g (3½ oz) Toasted Plain Flour

Preparation info

Makes: 325 g 11½ oz ) –
one
15 cm 6 inch ) round, plus leftovers

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Sweet Studio

By Darren Purchese

Published 2012

About

Sweet Creation

Chocolate 60%, Mandarin & Salted Caramel

This is my version of a classic sablé Breton pastry and it forms the base for our most popular dessert, the Chocolate, Mandarin and Salted Caramel cake. It is enhanced by the toasted flour and is crumbly and light.

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Oceania
Australia
Dessert
Vegetarian
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