Petit Gateau

Name: Petit Gateau
Prep time: 1 h 32 min
Cook time: 1 h 32 min
Total time: 1 h 32 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 28 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 237 milliliters brown sugar; 1 Tbsp melted butter; 198 grams butter; 1 teaspoons cardamom pods, crushed; 14 grams cocoa powder; 57 grams cocoa powder; 1 teaspoons coriander seeds, crushed; 113 grams cream; 1 egg yolk; 3 egg yolks; 2 eggs; 8 eggs; 12 fresh mint leaves; 2 sheets gelatin (1 teaspoon powdered gelatin); 3 sheets gelatin (1 1/2 teaspoons powdered gelatin); 14 grams glucose; 473 milliliters heavy cream, whipped; 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice; 113 grams milk; 28 grams milk chocolate, chopped; 2 Tbsps crushed mint leaves; 85 grams pastry flour; 227 grams pastry flour; 59 milliliters rum; 1 teaspoons salt; 43 grams sugar; 198 grams sugar; 312 grams sugar; 1 vanilla bean

Petit Gateau might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 1621 calories, 28g of protein, and 91g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 32 minutes. Head to the store and pick up mint leaves, lime juice, cocoa powder, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert.

Instructions

To make the mint chocolate mojito: Use 12 rings to cut out 3-inch circles in the cocoa genoise and place them at the bottom of each mold.

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Chocolate

Mojito

Cocoa Powder

Mint

Place the brown sugar, water, mint and spices in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.

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Brown Sugar

Spices

Water

Mint

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Sauce Pan

Let the mixture cool and steep overnight. Strain and add the rum and lime juice. Reserve half of the liquid for the glaze.

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Lime Juice

Glaze

Rum

Brush a little of the syrup onto each cake. Pipe a tablespoon of chocolate ganache onto each cake and press a round chocolate cookie onto the ganache and fill with mint Bavarian mousse.

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Chocolate

Syrup

Mint

To make the mint Bavarian mousse: Soak the gelatin leaves in water for 5 minutes, squeeze out excess water and microwave for 1 minute or until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in a spoonful of cream anglaise and then mix in the rest. Fold in the whipped cream. Fill entremet rings with the mousse and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.

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Sheet Gelatin

Whipped Cream

Gelatin

Cream

Water

Mint

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Microwave

To finish the cakes melt 2 leaves of gelatin and add to reserved syrup.

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Gelatin

Syrup

Place a spoonful on each cake and garnish with chocolate shard or shavings.

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Chocolate

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Combine the eggs and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Over simmering water, whip the eggs with a whisk until sugar is dissolved.

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Sugar

Water

Egg

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Place the warm eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer and whip on high until ribbon forms. Fold the butter and sifted dry ingredients into the whipped eggs.

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Butter

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Pour onto a greased, parchment lined half sheet pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Combine the glucose and cocoa powder in a saucepan and stir over low heat until smooth. Temper in the cream and stir until cream comes to a boil.

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Cocoa Powder

Glucose Syrup

Cream

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Sauce Pan

Pour over chopped chocolate. Stir until smooth. Allow to cool.;

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Chocolate

Cream the butter and sugar together.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

Add the vanilla and eggs to combine.

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Vanilla

Egg

Add the flour, salt, and cocoa and mix until just combined and smooth. Wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.

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Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Wrap

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Roll out and cut into desired shapes and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool.

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Roll

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Oven

Combine the milk, cream, vanilla bean, and mint in a saucepan and set on medium heat to bring just to a boil.

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Vanilla Bean

Cream

Milk

Mint

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Sauce Pan

Combine the yolks and sugar together just before the liquid is hot.

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Sugar

Egg Yolk

Temper the hot milk/cream into the yolks and return to the stove to cook until thickened, and the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Strain and chill completely.

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Cream

Egg Yolk

Milk

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Stove