French Market Recipe 2024 52
Marquise au chocolat
The Chocolate Marquise
Ingredients for 10 servings:
- 900g/1kg dark chocolate
- 100g castor sugar
- 10 eggs
- 2 teaspoons cognac from the French Market shop
- 500 ml cream
- 350g Beurre Elle et Vire (unsalted butter) from the French Market shop
- A punnet of fresh mixed berries such as raspberries and blueberries
Directions:
- Separate the egg yolks from egg whites into 2 different containers
- Cut up the chocolate into small squares
- Cut up the butter into small pieces
- Place chocolate in a double boiler (or in a bowl over a saucepan of warm water) and gently melt the chocolate turning with a wooden spoon until all the pieces are melted and remove from heat
- Stir in the sugar then the butter into the melted chocolate and mix together thoroughly until fully integrated.
- Add 1 egg yolk at a time into the chocolate mixture, stirring well each time until thoroughly blended.
- Beat egg whites until stiff.
- Fold into the chocolate mixture with a spatula, lifting the mixture high, as you mix in, to get plenty of air in it until the whites are fully mixed in.
- Add the cognac and mix in well.
- Use a large pudding basin to make the bowl shape of the dessert.
- Line the inside of the bowl with cling wrap or grease proof paper (which can be easily removed once the dessert has set).
- Pour the choclate mixture into the bowl and place in fridge for several hours to set. I do this the night before if I have time.
- Once set, turn out the dessert onto a large round, flattish serving dish with a raised lip.
- Remove the lining around the pudding and smooth edges with a knife blade if it’s a bit uneven.
- Clean the serving plate of any smears of chocolate with some paper towel.
- Beat the cream until stiff, spread over the entire pudding and around the base. In France the traditional pudding is not covered in cream but I prefer it as it shows off the berries.
- Decorate the pudding with the berries and keep in the fridge until served.
Serve chilled with a glass of Pol Roger champagne or a chilled glass of Schroeder Schyller Sauterne wine available in our shop or order online at www.frenchmarket.co.za
Bonne Annee et Bon Appétit