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HALLOWEEN SNACK

Made with DULCEY 35%

AN ORIGINAL RECIPE BY CHEF BAPTISTE BLANC & L’École Gourmet Valrhona
Makes 20 desserts
Difficulty: Easy
Prepare the day before: Caramel DULCEY 35% crémeux
To be done on the day: Pumpkin cake mix DULCEY 35% glaze
Required utensils: Fluted brioche molds Stand mixer

3 steps

Recipe Step by Step

01

PUMPKIN CAKE MIX

150g Butter

170g Eggs

150g Sugar

2g Cinnamon powder

2g 5-spice mix

2g Salt

270g Whole wheat flour 

6g Baking powder

425g Pumpkin

180g Greek yogurt (full fat)

Melt the butter.

Blend the raw pumpkin using a blender or grate it with a cheese grater. 

Mix together the flour, baking powder, spices and salt.

Beat the eggs and sugar together until they are fluffy.

Mix together the pumpkin and the beaten fromage blanc, then add them to the mixture.

Sift the dry ingredients together then add them in, followed by the warmed melted butter.

Stop mixing as soon as the mix comes together.

Line the small fluted brioche molds with butter and flour.

Fill the molds with 65g of pumpkin cake mix.

Bake at 300°F (150°C) for 30 minutes.

02

CARAMEL & DULCEY 35% CRÉMEUX

130g Sugar

40g Butter

245g Whipping cream 

20g Sugar

2g 4-spice mix 

170g DULCEY 35% chocolate

Use the sugar to make a dry caramel*.

Once it has taken on a golden brown color, add the melted butter then deglaze it using a hot mixture of cream and sugar.

Add a little of this mixture to the DULCEY 35% chocolate and stir it until the center of the mixture looks elastic.

Keep this emulsified texture as you gradually add in the remaining liquid. Mix to form a perfect emulsion.

Leave the caramel and DULCEY 35% chocolate crémeux to set in
the refrigerator for two hours before serving.

* See the chef’s tip at the end of this recipe to find out how to make a dry caramel.

03

DULCEY 35% GLAZE

730g DULCEY 35% chocolate

70g Flavorless oil

Melt the DULCEY 35% chocolate at 105°F (40°C).

Add the oil and mix it in well.

Assembly and finishing

Make the caramel and DULCEY 35% crémeux. Cool and leave to set for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator. If the crémeux is too runny, mix it with a spatula to make it firmer.

Use a piping bag with a 12mm nozzle to pipe the caramel and DULCEY 35% crémeux into a hat shape on the cakes’ underside.

Store everything in the refrigerator for 1 hour, or 15 minutes in the freezer.

Make the glaze and dip the cakes in completely, then let any excess drain away and leave to set for 15 minutes.

Enjoy.