This individual cake is flavored with coffee, pecan nuts & dark chocolate. Although the recipe might seem simple, some of its techniques are very challenging such as mixing temperatures and cooking times.This individual cake is flavored with coffee, pecan nuts & dark chocolate. Although the recipe might seem simple, some of its techniques are very challenging such as mixing temperatures and cooking times.This individual cake is flavored with coffee, pecan nuts & dark chocolate. Although the recipe might seem simple, some o...
- Shelf life:
- 3 days
- Conservation:
- 4°C
Containing: 8 Components
Pecan Cake
Ingredients: Pecan Cake
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8.1 oz
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1.8 ozpowdered sugar
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5.3 ozEggs, whole
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6.0 ozDark brown sugar
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0.1 ozsalt
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7.8 ozButter
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3.9 ozflour
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0.1 ozBaking powder
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0.1 ozBaking powder
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8.8 ozegg whites
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1.4 ozsugar
Preparation: Pecan Cake
- Mix the pecans and the powdered sugar in the food processor and grind for a few seconds to obtain a powder.
- Add the eggs and the salt and mix again. Add the soft butter and continue mixing.
- Place the brown sugar into the food processor and mix well until obtaining a grainy texture.
- In the tabletop mixer, whip the egg whites and gradually add the sugar. Mix until the preparation holds medium peaks.
- Fold the pecan preparation in the egg whites and stir with a spatula.
- Sift the flour and baking powder together into the preparation and continue mixing delicately.
- Right after, transfer the preparation into a piping bag, cut a small tip off to control the flow and pipe into the molds.
- Fill them to ¾ full and bake at 160°C (320°F) for 12 minutes.
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- Metal Tray
- Piping Bag
- Scissors
- Scraper
- Bowl(s)
- Silicone mat
- Thermomix® or food processor
- Tabletop mixer, mixing bowl and a whisk
- Spatula
- 7 cm (2.36”) x 4cm (1.58”) cake ring
- Sieve
Dark Chocolate Crémeux
Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Crémeux
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7.1 ozHeavy cream 35% fat
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10.6 ozwhole milk
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3.5 ozegg yolks
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2.1 ozsugar
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4.8 ozCHD-H8047KMBNV
Preparation: Dark Chocolate Crémeux
- Mix the milk, cream, sugar and egg yolks together in a saucepan and heat to 84°C (183°F). Stir continuously while heating the preparation. This is important to ensure an even cooking.
- Place the chocolate into a tall recipient, strain the cooked milk mixture over the chocolate and emulsify using an immersion blender.
- Transfer into a mixing bowl, cover with plastic film to prevent the cream from forming a skin and place in the refrigerator until the pre-assembly.
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- Cooktop
- Saucepan
- Tall recipient
- Strainer
- Thermometer
- Immersion blender
- Bowl(s)
- Mixing bowl (s)
- Plastic film
- Spatula
Almond & Coffee Streusel
- Mix all the ingredients together in a Thermomix or food processor until obtaining a crumble.
- Pour the preparation onto a plastic sheet and make it square.
- Cover with a second plastic sheet and, using a rolling pin, roll out to 3 mm (0.12”) thick.
- Place in the freezer until solid enough to be cut.
- Once solid, cut the streusel into discs using the ring cutter, transfer onto a metal tray lined with a silicone mat and bake at 160°C (320°F) for 8 minutes.
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- Metal Tray
- Bowl(s)
- Rolling pin
- Plastic Sheets
- Thermomix® or food processor
- Spatula
- 5 cm (1.6”) fluted ring cutter
- Silicone mats
Pre-Assembly
- Once the pecan cakes are baked, let them cool down, then remove the rings and wrap them with plastic strips of 15 cm (5.9”) x 6.5 cm (2.6”).
- With a sauce gun, pour the Kumabo crémeux over the pecan cakes and fill to ½ full.
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- Metal Tray
- Parchment paper
- Spatula
- Tape
- Sauce gun or dosing funnel
- 16 cm (5.9”) x 6.5 cm (2.6”) plastic strips
Coffee Light Cream
Ingredients: Coffee Light Cream
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7.1 ozEspresso coffee, freshly brewed
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2.1 ozsugar
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2.8 ozglucose powder
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3.2 ozGelatin mass (1:6 gelatin powder 200 bloom + water)
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1.4 lbHeavy cream 35% fat
Preparation: Coffee Light Cream
- Place the cream in a mixing bowl.
- Heat up the espresso, sugar and glucose powder in a saucepan. It is important to prepare the espresso right before using it in order to maintain its aroma and freshness; otherwise it will be acidic or bitter.
- In the meantime, lightly whip the cream until obtaining a light and fluffy mixture.
- Add the gelatin mass into the saucepan and mix until fully melted. Then, cover with plastic film and cool down to 30°C (86°F).
- Once at 30°C (86°F), incorporate into the whipped cream and mix until completely combined.
- Transfer into a piping bag, cut a small tip off to control the flow and immediately pipe over the frozen Kumabo cream, filling the mold completely.
- Place in the freezer until the final assembly.
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- Cooktop
- Saucepan
- Whisk
- Piping Bag
- Scissors
- Bowl(s)
- Mixing bowl (s)
- Plastic film
- Spatula
Milk Chocolate and Cocoa Nibs Glaze
Ingredients: Milk Chocolate and Cocoa Nibs Glaze
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2.5 ozGrapeseed oil
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4.6 ozCacao Barry roasted cocoa nibs
Preparation: Milk Chocolate and Cocoa Nibs Glaze
- Mix the melted chocolate, the grapeseed oil and the cocoa nibs together to 45°C (113°F).
- Leave the glaze at 18-20°C (64-68°F) until the final assembly.
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- Microwave
- Bowl(s)
- Mixing bowl (s)
- Spatula
Spraying
Ingredients: Spraying
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5.3 ozCacao Barry deodorized cocoa butter
Preparation: Spraying
- Separately melt the chocolate and cocoa butter to 45°C (113°F), mix them together and transfer into a spray gun. Let the preparation cool down to 35-40°C (95-104°F).
- Remove the cakes from the freezer and immediately spray the frozen cakes with the glaze. The temperature difference between the spray and the frozen cake will give a nice velvet effect to the finished products. Note that when spraying it is important to always maintain the same distance and angle between the frozen cake and the spray gun in order to have an even application.
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- Tall recipient
- Microwave
- Spray gun
Assembly
- Once the cakes have been sprayed, unmold them. In this recipe, we spray the cakes first and then we unmold them. We do that to ensure that the spray is only applied on the top part of the cake.
- Dip the bottom of the cake into the cocoa nibs glaze, which needs to be at 32°C (90°F), and place the cakes onto a metal tray lined with a silicone mat to let the glaze crystallize.
- Once the glaze has crystallized, transfer the cakes onto a plate.
- Finally, using the remaining Kumabo cream, pipe a dot on the side of the cake and stick a disc of streusel to it.
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- Metal Tray
- Parchment paper
- Offset spatula
- Gloves
- Silicone mat
- Serrated knife
- Spatula
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