Dark Chocolate Plaque and Ginkgo Leaf

Preparation info
  • Yield: Approximately

    4

    Plaques and 4 Ginkgo Leaves
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Elements of Dessert

By Francisco Migoya

Published 2012

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Ingredients

  • Dark chocolate, tempered 400 g 14.11 oz
  • Gold luster dust as needed as needed

Method

  1. You will need to have an acetate sheet available, as well as 4 silicone ginkgo leaf molds (see Resources).
  2. Brush the ginkgo molds with tempered chocolate first to help prevent air pockets from forming, and then pour the tempered chocolate into the mold to fill to the top. Allow to crystallize at room temperature.
  3. Meanwhi