Servings: 1 cake
Equipment
- 1 Oven
- 1 Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 230 g Butter
- 230 g Guittard Lever du Soleil 61% Dark Couverture Chocolate Wafers
- 250 g Granulated Sugar
- 125 g deZaan Holland Rich Terracotta 20/22% Dutched Cocoa Powder
- 10 g Prova Gourmet Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean Paste
- 0.5 g Salt
- 300 g Whole Eggs
- SMET Dark Chocolate Shavings (as needed for decoration)
- SMET Candied Orange Strips (as needed for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
- Heat a thick-bottomed skillet on medium heat. Add the butter and cook until brown, it will have a nutty aroma.
- In a medium bowl, melt the 230 g Guittard Lever du Soleil 61% Dark Couverture Chocolate Wafers in a microwave.
- Pour the brown butter over the chocolate. Stir together until the mixture is smooth.
- Whisk in the granulated sugar and 10 g Prova Gourmet Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean Paste.
- Add eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition.
- Sift in the 125 g deZaan Holland Rich Terracotta 20/22% Dutched Cocoa Powder and whisk until just combined.
- Pour the batter into a round baking pan.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes.
- Unmold and dust cake with SMET Dark Chocolate Shavings and decorate with fresh berries, SMET Candied Orange Strips, and edible flowers.