Chocolate Delice

Prep 45 Minutes
Cook 0 Minutes
Cuisine French
Category Dessert

What is a delice dessert? Simply put it is a layered dessert that can come in different shapes, sizes and flavours. Our favourite is this must-try decadent chocolate dessert. It uses feuilletine which is a brilliant staple ingredient in our kitchen (although you can use Crunchy Nut Cornflakes). Cakes are about textures as much as flavour. Feuilletine enables crunch in a cake. As long as its folded through a component high in fat - in this case chocolate - it keeps it texture. It’s not easy to get hold of in small quantities. If you are having trouble, go for the broken up cornflakes option. Recipe is for a 16cm square frame. Image is from a Christmas version decorated with candied oranges, Chocolate holly leaves, hazelnuts, burnt marzipan stars and dried cranberries. 10 inch round frame which is double the quantities below. This version also had a thing layer of dark chocolate ganache on the top.

Ingredients

100g Dark Chocolate

20g Vegetable Oil

35g Feuilletine (or Crunchy Nut Cornflakes)

70g Milk

160g Cream

1 Egg

170g Milk Chocolate

Method

  1. Melt the 100g of Dark Chocolate with the vegetable oil in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water (bain-marie).

  2. When melted take off the heat and add the feuilletine. Pour the mix into the bottom of a lined tin or a frame set on silicone paper. Place in a fridge or freezer to set.
  3. Whisk the eggs briefly to combine. Chop the 170g chocolate into small pieces and place in a small bowl.
  4. Heat the milk and cream together until just boiling.
  5. Pour slowly onto the eggs whisk all the time. Return the mix back to the pan and heat gently to 72°C. Stir all the time.
  6. Pour the cream and eggs mix onto the 170g chocolate. Allow the heat of the mix to melt the chocolate for a minute or so then stir the mix to combine. When smooth and glossy pour the mix through a fine sieve onto the set base. Return the mix to the fridge to set for 2 hrs or overnight.
  7. To remove from the frame or tin warm the sides with a warm dishcloth or heat briefly with a blow torch.

  8. Decorate

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