The Perfect Match

Recipe components

Ocoa™ cake

Preparation

Melt at 40°C

Ingredients
Preparation

Incorporate all the ingredients in order, mixing between each addition.

Ingredients
  • 125g
    softened butter
  • 110g
    sugar
  • 60g
    whole egg(s)
  • 36g
    T45 flour

Bake on a baking sheet at 180°C for 10 minutes approximately (this cake rich in butter remains very moist even after baking, so be careful not to overbake).
Cool on a rack after cutting out discs of 2.5 cm.

Ocoa™ cream

Preparation

Bring to a boil

Ingredients
  • 100g
    whole milk
Preparation

Pour over

Ingredients
Preparation

Mix to obtain a very smooth ganache, then incorporate

Ingredients
  • 200g
    whipping cream

Chill for at least two hours.

Poached blackcurrants

Preparation

Make a syrup with

Ingredients
  • 100g
    water
  • 100g
    sugar
Preparation

Pour over while hot

Ingredients
  • 200g
    blackcurrant berries

Leave to soften until used.

Ocoa™ blackcurrant/chocolate sauce

Preparation

Warm and pour

Ingredients
  • 100g
    poached blackcurrant juice
Preparation

Pour over

Ingredients

Smooth and set aside.

Blackcurrant sorbet

Preparation

Warm to 40°C

Ingredients
  • 200g
    water
  • 80g
    sugar
Preparation

Incorporate then cook at 80°C

Ingredients
  • 20g
    powdered glucose
  • 4g
    stabilizer
Preparation

When the syrup is cold, add

Ingredients
  • 200g
    blackcurrant puree

Place in a Pacojet bowl and freeze.

Chef's suggestion

Ideally paired with Château d’Aydie Vin de Liqueur “Maydie” Tannat 2009. The Laplace family has produced this fortified wine with very present tannins and fruity notes of blackcurrant that blend perfectly with the acidity and coarseness of the Ocoa™ dark chocolate couverture.