Chocolate Truffle Slice by Andreas Caminada

Name: Chocolate Truffle Slice by Andreas Caminada
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Sponge cake base; Eggs; Sugar; Brown sugar; Butter; Dark chocolate; Hazelnut oil; All purpose flour; Cocoa powder; Ground hazelnuts; Cream layer; Dark chocolate; Cream

Learn how to make chocolate truffle slice with the three-Michelin-star chef Andreas Caminada.

BYAndreas Caminada,

Chef

11 January, 2021

Type of dish

Cake

serves for

total time

3 HR 30 MIN

ingredients

Sponge cake base

Eggs

Sugar

120 g

Brown sugar

100 g

Butter

150 g

Dark chocolate

100 g

Hazelnut oil

1¼ tablespoons

All purpose flour

40 g

Cocoa powder

2 tablespoons

Ground hazelnuts

75 g

Cream layer

Dark chocolate

400 g (70% cocoa content)

Cream

650 ml, lightly beaten

Through The Eyes is cooking closer, faster and more direct than you’ve ever seen before, as the world's best chefs reveal their recipes for classic dishes.

Andreas Caminada, executive chef and owner of the three-Michelin-starred Hotel Ristorante Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau, Switzerland, will teach you all the tips, tricks and techniques required to make chocolate truffle slice.

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Step 01

whipping eggs for chocolate truffle slice recipe

For the sponge cake base, whip the eggs with the white and brown sugar until foamy.

Step 02

melting chocolate for chocolate truffle slice recipe

Melt the butter with the chocolate and hazelnut oil over a bain-marie.

Step 03

chocolate into egg-sugar for chocolate truffle slice recipe

Then pour the melted chocolate into the egg-sugar mixture and stir in.

Step 04

flour, cocoa powder and the grated hazelnuts for chocolate truffle slice recipe

Then fold in the flour, cocoa powder and the grated hazelnuts.

Step 05

dough into a baking frame for chocolate truffle slice recipe

Pour the dough into a baking frame or a baking tin lined with baking paper and bake in the oven at 180 degrees top and bottom heat for about 30 minutes.