French · Dessert

Charlotte Malakoff au Chocolat

Name: Charlotte Malakoff au Chocolat
Total time: 7 h 41 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 5 g unsalted butter, for the baking sheets, softened; 2 tsp flour, for dusting the sheets; 60 g icing sugar, for dusting; 35 g granulated sugar; 1 eggs, separated; 0.38 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 0.13 tsp cream of tartar; 1 tsp granulated sugar, for the whites; 20 g plain cake flour, sifted; 25 ml orange liqueur; 55 ml water; 75 g unsalted butter, softened; 65 g caster (superfine) sugar; 20 ml orange liqueur; 40 g semisweet chocolate, chopped; 20 ml strong coffee; 0.13 tsp almond extract; 45 g ground blanched almonds; 160 ml heavy cream, well chilled; 6½ g dark chocolate, for grating

A tall moulded dessert of orange-liqueur-dipped ladyfingers layered with a rich cream of butter, chocolate, coffee and ground almonds lightened with barely whipped cream, pressed and chilled until firm enough to turn out whole.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on1 h 25 min
Total7 h 41 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Ladyfingers

5 gunsalted butter, for the baking sheets, softened
2 tspflour, for dusting the sheets
60 gicing sugar, for dusting
35 ggranulated sugar
1eggs, separated
0.38 tspvanilla extract
1 pinchsalt
0.13 tspcream of tartar
1 tspgranulated sugar, for the whites
20 gplain cake flour, sifted

Dipping syrup

25 mlorange liqueur
55 mlwater

Almond cream

75 gunsalted butter, softened
65 gcaster (superfine) sugar
20 mlorange liqueur
40 gsemisweet chocolate, chopped
20 mlstrong coffee
0.13 tspalmond extract
45 gground blanched almonds
160 mlheavy cream, well chilled

Finish

6½ gdark chocolate, for grating

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Tree nuts
Almond
Soy
Birds' eggs (any)
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Vanilla
Lecithin (any source)
Caffeine and theobromine
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol
Cacao and cocoa

Taste

Sweet
Bitter
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Stand mixer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 4
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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