Millot 74% Black Forest
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Millot 74% Black Forest

Made with Millot 74% - Pure Millot Plantation*

A recipe by Eddi Arteaga

10 steps

Makes 30 portions

Recipe Step by Step

Step01

MILLOT 74% SOFT SPONGE CAKE

180g Pasteurized egg white (1)
22g Albumin
141g Confectioner’s sugar
261g Pasteurized egg white (2)
87g Pasteurized egg yolk
152g MILLOT 74%
109g Almond flour
98g Rice flour
33g COCOA POWDER
4.3g Bicarbonate of soda

Whip the egg whites and albumin for 5 minutes.
Add the sugar at intervals for 7 more minutes.
Until a light meringue forms.
Mix the melted couverture, egg yolks, egg whites (2) and mix vigorously with the blender.
Add the almond flour. Mix the rice flour, the cocoa powder and the bicarbonate of soda and add to the previous mixture using the blender.
When the meringue is ready, add the previous mixture using a spatula to fold in.
Weigh out 200 grams for 30 x 40 cm frames with a thickness of 0.3 mm.
Makes 4 30 x 40cm sponge cakes.
Bake at 347ºF (175ºC) /50%h / 7 minutes.
Step02

CHERRY-RASPBERRY COMPOTE

250g Cherry puree
112.5g Raspberry puree
72.5g Sugar
10.5g 200 bloom gelatin sheets
4g Lemon juice

Heat the purees and sugar to 194-212ºF (90º-100ºC).
Lower to 158ºF (70ºC) in an inverted bath and add the previously hydrated gelatin sheets.
Add the lemon juice.
Pour into a 30 x 40 cm frame with a thickness of 0.3 mm and freeze.
For 1 frame of 300 g.
Step03

WHIPPED VANILLA GANACHE

210g Heavy cream 36%
100g IVOIRE 35%
350g Heavy cream 36%
22.5g Invert sugar paste
22.5g Glucose powder
1 Vanilla pod

Heat the smaller portion of cream, inverted sugar and infuse the vanilla for 15 minutes. Increase to 113ºF (45ºC) and add the glucose powder.
Bring to a boil and strain. Make an emulsion with the couverture.
Finally, add the larger portion of cream when cold, pass through the blender.
Store in the refrigerator overnight. Whip the cream to a smooth texture.
Pour into a 30 x 40 cm frame with a thickness of 0.3 mm and freeze. For 2 frames of 300 g each.

ASSEMBLY
Assemble the pre-made 30 x 40 cm sheets. Chocolate sponge cake - whipped ganache - chocolate sponge cake - compote - chocolate sponge cake - whipped ganache and chocolate sponge cake. Freeze. Portion out into 3 x 2 cm and store in an airtight container until use.
Step04

MILLOT 74% AERATED CHOCOLATE

200g MILLOT 74%
350g Water
40g Sugar
2g Lecithin

Boil the water and make an emulsion over the melted couverture, store in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. Add the soy lecithin, mix and strain.
Mix at 90-95ºF (32-35ºC) with the blender.
Store in the refrigerator.

FINISHING
Once made, use a blender to obtain as many air bubbles as possible. Place the rectangles from the previous assembly on racks and cover them with these air bubbles using a ladle. Store in the freezer for 5 minutes and transfer to the refrigerator until ready to use.
Step05

COCOA GLAZE

238g Heavy cream 36%
322g Sugar
119g Liquid glucose
95g Water
36g Invert sugar
44g 200 Bloom Gelatin
89g COCOA POWDER
200g ABSOLU CRISTAL NEUTRAL GLAZE

In a saucepan add the invert sugar, cream and liquid glucose and heat to 140ºF (60ºC). Make a ganache with the cocoa powder.
Put the water and sugar in a saucepan, heat to 257ºF (125ºC) and make an emulsion with the cocoa powder ganache.
Add the previously hydrated gelatin sheets. Strain through a fine sieve, skim and allow to cool.
Add the Absolut cristal glaze, mix and pass through a strainer.
Store at room temperature until cool. Store in the refrigerator.
Use at 95°F (35°C).
Step06

MILLOT 74% CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

212g Water
140g MILLOT 74%
72.7 g Egg whites
42.8g Oligofructose
5.3g Natur Emul
4g 200 Bloom gelatin sheet
3g Garrofin gum

Mix the water heated to 86ºF (30ºC) and the garrofin gum with the blender and allow to hydrate for 15 minutes. After this time, add the previously hydrated melted gelatin shhets and the Natur Emul. Pour over the melted couverture at 113ºF (45ºC), vigorously mix in the blender to emulsify and pass through a fine sieve.
The mixture should be at 90ºF (32ºC) before adding the meringue. Whip the egg whites for 4 minutes in the mixer at high speed. Add the oligofructose and whip for another 6 minutes. Until a light meringue forms.
When the meringue is ready, gradually add the previous mixture with the mixer at low speed.
Finish by very carefully folding the mixture. Pour into a 3 cm diameter hemisphere mold and freeze.
Its weight is 15 g per mold.

FINISHING
With a needle, dip this frozen mousse hemisphere in the cocoa glaze at 95ºF (35ºC) and immediately sprinkle cocoa powder over it. Store in the freezer until use. 20 minutes before use, transfer to the refrigerator.
Step07

RASPBERRY-CHERRY COLD BONBON

150g Raspberry puree
150g Cherry puree
40g Powdered glucose
30g Trehalose
10g Inulin
30g Lemon juice
2g 200 bloom gelatin sheet
1g Lemon zest

In a saucepan add the purees, lemon juice and heat to 95ºF (35ºC).
Add the previously hydrated gelatin sheets.
Mix the sugars with the lemon zest and add to the previous mixture.
Increase to 104ºF (40ºC) stirring with the whisk.
Remove from the induction plate and stir to dissolve completely.
Strain and pour immediately into small round molds of 1.5 in diameter. Freeze.
Each unit weighs 10 g.

FINISHING
With a needle, coat with cocoa butter and then dip in a Millot Couverture bath with 10% grape seed oil. Store in the refrigerator.
Decorate with a cocoa glaze and gold leaf.
Step08

SHOTS DE CHOCOLATE MILLOT 74%

250g Heavy cream 36%
50g MILLOT 74%
10g Glycerin
5g COCOA POWDER
2g 200 bloom gelatin sheets

Boil the cream and make the emulsion with the couverture, cocoa powder and add the previously hydrated gelatin sheets.
Add the glycerin when the mixture is at 104ºF (40ºC).
Allow to cool. With a bottle, drip some drops on the liquid nitrogen to make the shots.
Step09

CHERRY-RASPBERRY SHOTS

100g Fresh raspberries
100g Cherry puree
70g Syrup
1g Xanthan

Blend and strain.
With a bottle, drip some drops on the liquid nitrogen to make the shots.
Store in a vacuum blender.
Step10

CHERRY-RASPBERRY SAUCE

500g Cherry smoothie
250g Sugar
230g Raspberry puree
120g Kirsch liqueur

Remove the stone from the cherries and mix in the blender.
Make the blond caramel, stop cooking with the puree, the cherry smoothie, and add the kirsch liqueur.
Heat to 225ºF (107ºC).
Store in the refrigerator.

Assembly and finishing

Millot 74% Black Forest

Pit the cherries and vacuum pack 10 units with 30 grams of cherry sauce. Store in ice-cold water for 2 hours.
Strain and cut into wedges.
Put the cherry wedges and cherry sauce in two points.
We will use two rectangles coated with the aerated chocolate and we will place them in the opposite direction to the cherries.
Then the cold bonbon, with a spherical spoon in the middle of the plate put three spoons of chocolate and cherry shots.
Add the mousse on top of the shots, chocolate shavings, dots of black glaze and elderflower.
Finally, place a fine chocolate flower.