Chocolate marquise
Prep
6h
40m
Cook
11m
serves
6
Ingredients (8)
- 7 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup (165g) caster sugar
- 200g good-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped
- 250g unsalted butter, chopped, softened
- 65g good-quality cocoa powder, sifted
- 600ml thickened cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Halved strawberries and thickened cream or creme anglaise (see note), to serve
Method
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1.Lightly grease an 8cm x 22cm (1-litre capacity) terrine. Line with plastic wrap, leaving the excess to hang over the sides.
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2.Use an electric mixer to beat yolks and sugar in a heatproof bowl for 5 minutes or until thick and pale. Place bowl over a pan of simmering water (make sure bowl doesn't touch the water). Add chocolate and whisk for 5-6 minutes until melted. Add butter one piece at a time, whisking between each addition until melted. Remove from heat and fold in cocoa. Allow to cool 30 min.
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3.Beat cream and vanilla until soft peaks form. Fold a little cream into chocolate mixture. Fold in remainder until combined. Pour into terrine, fold over plastic wrap to cover, then refrigerate overnight.
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4.Turn out terrine, cut into slices and top with strawberries and creme anglaise.
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