Forest

A whimsical creation reminiscent of an enchanted forest. This exquisite cake features layers of light, sponge-like chocolate cake swirled with delicate hazelnut mousse, creating a harmonious blend of flavors that evoke the earthy essence of a woodland.

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Ingredients

Pavoni Buche (Forest)

200 g Milk Chocolate Mousse

200 g Mandarin Marmalade

100 g Hazelnut Mousseline

150 g Biscuit Joconde

50 g Vanilla Marshmallow

150 g Dark Chocolate Sponge

40 g Guayaquil Extra Bitter 64%

20 g Green Cacao Butter Spray Pavoni

Milk Chocolate Mousse

108 g Debic Cream

108 g Milk

16 g Sugar

43 g Egg Yolk

448 g Ghana 40%

377 g Debic Whipping Cream

Hazelnut Mousseline

17 g Water

67 g Sugar

45 g Egg White

89 g Butter

80 g Pure Paste Hazelnut 100%

3 g Coffee Extract

Mandarin Marmalade

311 g Mandarin Fruit (Whole)

102 g Sugar

45 g Fresh Mandarin Juice

38 g Fresh Lime Juice

4 g Pectin NH

Dark Chocolate Sponge

130 g Marzipan 50%

39 g Unrefined Brown Cane Sugar (A)

64 g Egg Yolk

45 g Eggs

76 g Egg White

39 g Unrefined Brown Cane Sugar

30 g Flour

15 g Extra Brute (Cocoa Powder)

30 g Grand Caraque (Cocoa Mass)

30 g Butter

Vanilla Marshmallow

189 g Trimoline A

4 g Vanilla

426 g Sugar

132 g Trimoline B

41 g Water

208 g Gelatine Mass

Biscuit Joconde

126 g Egg White

150 g Sugar (A)

150 g Almond Powder

48 g Flour

2 g Starch

2 g Salt

216 g Eggs

30 g Sugar (B)

27 g Butter

Debic products used

Preparation

Milk Chocolate Mousse

Bring the cream and milk to the boil in a saucepan.

Combine the egg yolk and sugar.

Cook as creme anglaise and strain directly the mix on the melted milk chocolate.

Use the hand blender to mix well until it's smooth.

Leave to cool down until 25°C and add the whipped cream.

Mandarin Marmalade

Cook the mandarins for around 30 minutes in boiling water.

Cut half of them in brunoise and the other half you make into a puree with a hand blender.

Mix the sugar with the pectin and mix it with the lime juice and mandarin juice.

Mix all ingredients into a pan and bring to a boil.

Hazelnut Mousseline

Cook sugar and water to 120°C and make Italian meringue with egg whites.

Whip it till it is cold. Whip the butter, coffee extract and hazelnut paste until airy.

Add the butter in three parts to the egg white, mixing it by hand.

Dark Chocolate Sponge

Melt butter and cocoa mass.

Mix marzipan with sugar (A) with a paddle.

Slowly add the eggs and egg yolks, scrape, and ensure no lumps.

Then, change it to a whip and whip it to light. Whip the egg whites and sugar (B) until stiff peaks and gently fold into the yolks.

Fold in the sifted flour and cocoa powder in three additions.

Drizzle and fold in the melted butter and cocoa mass mixture.

Biscuit Joconde

Whisk egg whites with sugar (A) till stiff peak.

Whisk eggs with the sugar (B) in a separate bowl.

Mix the two gently and add the sifted flour and starch.

Add the melted butter (70°C).

Bake at 190°C.

Vanilla Marshmallow

Mix trimoline A, sugar and water and boil till 110°C.

Place the trimoline B and the gelatin mass into the mixing boil.

Mix both together and whip till airy.

Assembly

Fill up the silicone mould with Guayaquil extra bitter 64% and pour it empty again to make it as thin as possible.

Pour the milk chocolate mousse inside and place the triangle interior with Mandarin marmalade and biscuit joconde.

Pipe some Hazelnut mousseline on top and cover it with the Milk chocolate mousse.

Close the mould with the Dark chocolate sponge and place it into the freezer.

Finishing touch

Spray the cake with the green cacao butter from Pavoni, and pipe the soft Marshmellow sprinkled with some snow sugar.

Recipe tags Cakes and tarts