Spiced chocolate ring cake with candied fruits

Ingredients

Yield:

8 portions

• • 125 gr 68% dark chocolate
  • 150 gr butter
  • 250 gr superfine sugar
  • 120 gr egg yolk
  • zest of 1 orange
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 80 gr flour
  • 40 gr cornstarch
  • 10 gr cacao powder
  • 1 gr ginger powder
  • 1 gr cinnamon powder
  • 1 gr Espelette chili pepper
  • 1/2 vanilla pod, scraped
  • 180 gr egg whites
  • 1 gr salt
  • 20 gr superfine sugar

Preparation

Difficulty:

Easy

Time:

15 MinutesPreparation

Total Time:

60 MinutesBaking

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 300˚F (150°C).
   2. Butter a baba pan and sprinkle with sugar.
   3. 1 - Melt the following together using a bain-marie (ideal temperature 40˚C): dark chocolate, butter.
   4. 2 - Blanch together : superfine sugar, egg yolk, orange and lemon zest.
   5. 3 - Sift together: flour, cornstarch, cacao powder, ginger powder, cinnamon powder, Espelette chili pepper, vanilla.
   6. 4 - Whip to foam: egg whites, salt, superfine sugar.
   7. Prepare the batter as follows: mix 1 and 2, add 3 to the mix, the finish by adding 4.
   8. Pour the batter in the pan and cook for about an hour. Let the cake cool, then garnish with candied fruits from Marché Artisans.