Posts by Friday Baking Project
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Chocolate Sauce
PRINT Yield: 12 fl oz # of Servings: 8 Ingredients 6 oz chocolate, 61% to 66%, pastilles or chopped 1 cup (8 fl oz) heavy cream Special tools and equipment needed: Heavy bottomed 1 qt sauce pan Directions: Bring heavy cream just to the simmer, remove from heat. Add chocolate to the pan all at…
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Dacquoise
PRINT Yield: 1 8-inch cake # of Servings: 8 to 10 IngredientsNut Meringue 1 â…“ cup (4 oz / 113 g) almond flour, lightly toasted 1 â…“ cup (4 oz / 113 g) hazelnut flour â…“ cup + 4 tsp (3 oz / 85 g) sugar 1 tbl + 1 tsp (.7 oz / 20…
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Swiss Meringue Buttercream
PRINT Yield: 1 qt. # of Servings: 12 Ingredients 1 cup (8 oz / 227 g) unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup (4 fl oz) egg whites 1 cup + 2 tbl (8 oz / 227 g) sugar Special tools and equipment needed: Handheld or countertop mixer with whip attachment Small sauce pan Pre-recipe preparations:…
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Marjolaine
PRINT Yield: 1 8-inch cake # of Servings: 18 to 24 Ingredients Ganache: 1 ¾ cup (14 fl oz) heavy cream 10.5 oz (298 g) chocolate, 64% to 66%, pastilles or chopped Buttercream: 1 cup (6 ½ oz / 184 g) Swiss Meringue Buttercream ¼ cup hazelnut paste or Nutella1 Cake: 2 cups + 6…
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Italian Meringue
PRINT Yield: 3 qts # of Servings: 12 Ingredients ¾ cup (12 oz / 340 g) sugar 3 fl oz water 2 oz corn syrup 1 cup (8 fl oz) egg whites, room temperature Pinch of salt 2 tbl (1 oz / 28 g) sugar Special tools and equipment needed: Pre-recipe preparations: Directions: Notes:
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Gâteau au Chocolat
PRINT Yield: 1 9″ cake # of Servings: 10 to 12 Ingredients: Cake: 12.35 oz (350 g) chocolate 56% to 64%, pastilles or broken up 10 ½ tbl (5.25 oz (149 g) unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup + 2 tbl (4.5 oz / 127 g) sugar 5 large egg yolks â…“ cup (1.55 oz…
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Bête Noire
PRINT Yield: 1 8″ cake # of Servings: 12 Ingredients: .4 cup (3.2 oz / 80 g) water1 ¾ cup (5.65 oz (160 g) sugar 6.4 oz (182 g) unsweetened (100%) chocolate, broken into pieces, melted 3.2 oz (91 g) chocolate 60% to 64%, broken into pieces, melted 13 tbl (6.5 oz / 184 g)…
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Diabolo
PRINT Yield: 1 cake # of Servings: 8 to10 Ingredients Cake: 6 oz (170 g) 56% to 64% chocolate, wafers or chopped into small pieces 12 tbl (6 oz (170 g) unsalted butter, room temperature 4 large egg yolks ½ cup (3.6 oz / 103 g) sugar ¼ tsp vanilla extract ½ cup (1.65 oz…
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Reine de Saba
PRINT Yield: 1 8-inch cake # of Servings: 10 Method: Modified Creaming Ingredients Ganache 2 oz chocolate, 66%, wafers or broken up ¼ cup (2 fl oz) heavy cream Cake 5 ½ oz (154 g) 61% to 64% chocolate, wafers or broken up 11 tbl (5.5 oz / 156 g) unsalted butter, room temperature ½…
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Chocolate Truffle Cake
PRINT Yield: 1 8″ cake # of Servings: 12 to 14 Ingredients: Chocolate Souffl© Sheet 8 oz (227 g) chocolate, 55% to 61%, wafers or broken up 3 tbl (1.5 fl oz) water 8 egg yolks 5 tbl (2.4 oz / 68 g) sugar 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract 8 egg whites â…› tsp salt…
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