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Chocolate Truffle Slice by Andreas Caminada

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By
Fine Dining Lovers
Editorial Staff
Difficulty
Intermediate
Total Time
3H 30MIN

Ingredients

Eggs: 3

Sugar: 120 g

Brown sugar: 100 g

Butter: 150 g

Dark chocolate: 100 g

Hazelnut oil: 1¼ tablespoons

All purpose flour: 40 g

Cocoa powder: 2 tablespoons

Ground hazelnuts: 75 g

Dark chocolate: 400 g (70% cocoa content)

Cream: 650 ml, lightly beaten

Through The Eyes is cooking closer, faster and more direct than you’ve ever seen before, as the world's best chefs reveal their recipes for classic dishes.

Andreas Caminada, executive chef and owner of the three-Michelin-starred Hotel Ristorante Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau, Switzerland, will teach you all the tips, tricks and techniques required to make chocolate truffle slice

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01.

For the sponge cake base, whip the eggs with the white and brown sugar until foamy.

whipping eggs for chocolate truffle slice recipe
02.

Melt the butter with the chocolate and hazelnut oil over a bain-marie.

melting chocolate for chocolate truffle slice recipe
03.

Then pour the melted chocolate into the egg-sugar mixture and stir in.

chocolate into egg-sugar for chocolate truffle slice recipe
04.

Then fold in the flour, cocoa powder and the grated hazelnuts.

flour, cocoa powder and the grated hazelnuts for chocolate truffle slice recipe
05.

Pour the dough into a baking frame or a baking tin lined with baking paper and bake in the oven at 180 degrees top and bottom heat for about 30 minutes.

dough into a baking frame for chocolate truffle slice recipe
06.

Take out and let cool down.

cool down
07.

For the cream layer, melt the couverture over a hot water bath.

melting the couverture for the Chocolate truffle slice
08.

Stir in the whipped cream quickly, pour the mixture onto the cooled dough base, and distribute. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

whipped cream for chocolate truffle slice recipe
09.

Once cold, remove the cake from the mould with a blowtorch if necessary. Cut the perfect slice and serve with whipped cream.

cutting the Chocolate truffle slice

Learn how to make chocolate truffle slice with the three-Michelin-star chef Andreas Caminada

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