Cake with Coffee Ganache and Prunes
Baking and Desserts | Author's cuisine
⏳ Time
3 hours 4 hours
🥕 Ingredients
13
🍽️ Servings
10
Description
From the book 'Pie Making' by Sarah Johnson.
Ingredients
- Butter - 7.1 oz
- Wheat Flour - 7.1 oz
- Powdered Sugar - 3.5 oz
- Cocoa Powder - 1 tablespoon
- Whole egg - 1 piece
- Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon
- Rum - 1 tablespoon
- Prunes - 8.8 oz
- Amaretto Liqueur - 4 spoons
- Chocolate - 11.3 oz
- 10% cream - 7 fl oz
- Espresso - 1 fl oz
- Almond - 9 pieces
Step by Step guide
Step 1
Soak the prunes in Amaretto (3 tablespoons) for 3–4 hours. Heat in the microwave for 30–40 seconds (just until warm) and then let cool.
Step 2
Knead the shortcrust pastry. Combine the softened butter (100 g), powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. The mixture should become very soft. Add the egg yolk and rum, then mix well until smooth.
Step 3
Add the flour and quickly knead the dough. Wrap it in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour.
Step 4
Remove the dough and let it sit until it warms up slightly and can be rolled out. Roll it out, place it in the mold, and trim the edges with a rolling pin*. Prick the bottom with a fork, line it with parchment paper, and add weights such as rice, legumes, or baking beads. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the weights and bake for another 15 minutes. The crust is ready. It should be removed from the mold and left to cool.
Step 5
Place prunes at the bottom of the base, reserving about ten for decoration.
Step 6
Make the ganache: heat the cream with the coffee until it reaches a boil, then pour the mixture over the chopped chocolate. Stir with a whisk or spatula until you achieve a very smooth and glossy texture.
Step 7
Add the butter and stir until melted. Pour in the liqueur, mix well, and pour the ganache over the prunes. Leave it to set in the refrigerator for a few hours.
Step 8
Make the decoration. For this, stuff the remaining prunes with nuts. Melt 50 g of chocolate and 50 g of butter, dip the prunes in the mixture, and place them on parchment paper, then refrigerate.
Step 9
Arrange the chocolate-covered prunes on the cake.
Step 10
Melt the remaining chocolate, pour it onto parchment paper, and let it set. Place it in the refrigerator, then take it out, use a knife to shave it into curls, and decorate the cake.
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