World Chocolate Day Recipe by Pastry Chef, Prashant Pachori from Hyatt Centric MG Road Bangalore

Bête Noire

INGREDIENTS

• Sugar 292 Gms
• Water 180 Gms
• Butter 288 Gms
• Eggs (5)
• Egg Yolk (2)
• Salt 2 Gms

For Cocoa Mixture

• Cocoa Butter 75 Gms
• Milk Chocolate 250 Gms
• Almond Flakes 50 Gms

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat your oven to 150°C (300°F) and prepare a water bath by placing a larger baking pan filled with water on the lower rack of the oven. 2. In a saucepan, heat sugar and water together until the sugar dissolves completely. 3. In a separate bowl, melt butter and chocolate together, either in the microwave or using a double boiler. 4. Slowly add the melted butter and chocolate mixture to the sugar-water mixture, stirring well to combine. 5. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, egg yolks and salt together until well

incorporated. 6. Gradually add the egg mixture into the batter, whisking continuously by hand until smooth. 7. Sieve or strain the batter to ensure a smooth texture, and pour it into a greased cake mold or tray. 8. Grease the mold/tray with oil and cover it with butter paper to prevent sticking. 9. Place the filled mold/tray in the water bath in the preheated oven and bake for approximately 1 hour. 10. While the cake is baking, prepare the cocoa mixture by separately melting butter and chocolate. 11. Once melted, combine the butter and chocolate mixture, and then add almond flakes to it. 12. After baking, remove the cake from the oven and let it rest in the freezer for at least 12-14 hours to set and chill. 13. Once chilled, remove the cake from the mold/tray and cut it into desired shapes. 14. Coat the cut cake pieces with the prepared cocoa mixture for a final touch.

SERVINGS - 10 to 12

Enjoy the delicious Bête Noire cake with its rich chocolate flavors and almond crunch!

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