Chocolate Royale

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
  2. Sift flour, ground almonds, and icing sugar in a bowl.
  3. Beat the egg whites until stiff, adding powdered sugar gradually, in order to obtain a smooth consistency.
  4. Mix in sifted mixture with a spatula (flexible one).
  5. Spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then cut out using desired form.
  6. This will serve as the basis for your cake.
  7. Mousse Custard Preparation:
  8. Chop the chocolate, and melt in a water bath, double boiler, or in the microwave.
  9. In a bowl mix the yolk and sugar.
  10. Pour the mixture into a saucepan, add the milk and 150 grams of cream, cook over low heat, stirring until the mixture thickens and coats the spoon (if you have a thermometer, temperature around 82-84 C). Remove from heat and pour the custard into a large deep bowl.
  11. Mix it in the blender to a smooth texture.
  12. Slowly pour one third of the hot cream over the melted chocolate.
  13. Using a spatula, mix vigorously in small circles to obtain a shiny mixture.
  14. Pour in the second third, mix using the same method, and the same for the last third..
  15. Whisk 200 grams of the remaining cream for a soft and fluffy texture.
  16. When the temperature of the chocolate mixture had reached 45 to 50 C, add a third of the foamy cream. Stir, and gently add the remaining cream with the spatula.
  17. Crunchy Praline Preparation:
  18. Chop the chocolate and melt it in the microwave. Add the praline to the the melted chocolate, add the crushed lace crepes and mix gently.
  19. Place the cut dacquoise in the bottom of a cake ring.
  20. Cover with a layer of crunchy praline, then with the dark chocolate mousse.
  21. Smooth the surface with a spatula and store in a freezer for at least 12 hours.
  22. Unmold the frozen dessert and let thaw in in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours before serving.
  23. To serve, garnish with cocoa powder.

flour, ground almonds, powdered sugar, egg whites, sugar, dark chocolate, egg yolk, sugar, milk, cream, milk chocolate, praline, pancakes lace

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate-Royale-782193 (may not work)

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