Profiterole Chocolate Drip Cake

8
10 min
20 min

Ingredients

For the Profiteroles:

  • 120g Stork Tub
  • 120g water
  • 120g milk
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 140g plain flour
  • 220g fresh eggs

For the rest:

  • x4 16cm chocolate sponges
  • x3 280ml Elmlea Double Cream
  • 3 heaped tbsp dark chocolate
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 150g homemade berry jam
  • 250g Novi Fondente Melting Chocolate
  • 50g toasted hazelnuts, crushed
  • small meringue kisses to decorate

Method

  1. Make the profiteroles by melting together the margarine, water, milk, salt and sugar. Stir in flour and cook together for 1 minute.
  2. Transfer into a bowl of an electric mixer and gradually mix in the eggs, a little at a time to form a soft mixture.
  3. Pipe the profiteroles on baking sheets lined with non-stick paper and bake at 170⁰C for 20 – 25 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, whip together the cream, cocoa and icing sugar to stiff peaks. Sandwich the 4 sponges together using the homemade am and chocolate cream in layers.
  5. Seal the outside with a layer of cream giving it a ‘naked’ finish. Melt the chocolate and pour half over the cake, dripping over the edge decoratively.
  6. Fill the profiteroles with the remaining cream and dip in the remaining chocolate.
  7. Sprinkle with the crushed hazelnuts and place on top of the cake, stacking on top of each other. Fill any spaces with meringue kisses and allow to set.

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