French Market Recipe 2023 52 Marquise au chocolat Rich chocolate marquise

• 500g dark chocolate
• 50g castor sugar
• 8 eggs
• 150g unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon cognac
• 250 ml thick cream
• Punnet mixed berries- blueberries/raspberries/strawberries

 Directions

1. Separate eggs, place 8 yolks in one container, place 5 egg whites in a separate container, the remaining 3 egg whites can be used for another recipe.
2. Cut butter into small pieces put aside
3. Cut chocolate into small pieces
4. Place chocolate in the top of a double boiler, (or in a bowl placed over a larger bowl containing hot water) and stir the chocolate with a wooden spoon until it melts.
5. Take the bowl off the heat and stir in the butter and sugar until completely blended
6. Add one egg yolk at a time and beat in hard until completely blended, then add next yolk until all yolks beaten in.
7. In a separate bowl, whisk the 5 egg whites until stiff
8. Lightly fold the stiff egg whites into the chocolate mixture
9. Finally add the Cognac and lightly mix in
10. Spoon into a greased chocolate mould or deep pudding bowl and chill in fridge for several hours.
11. Whisk cream until thick
12. Turn out the chocolate dessert onto a flat serving plate
13. Spread the cream all over the chocolate until completely covered
14. Decorate with the fresh berries, if the cream is a bit soft then place the berries all around the base of the dessert.

Serve straight away with a glass of Mailly Grand Cru Champagne or a glass of Cognac from the French Market shop in Cape Town or order online with us.