
Brandy Smoke-Infused Chocolate Tarte with Caramel Powder
31 August 2018
Category
Dessert
Serves
2
Preperation Time
30 minutes
Cooking Time
1 hour 45 minutes
Ingredients
100g 70% dark chocolate
100g coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
8 vegan digestives
50g vegan margarine
2 tsp popping candy
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
Cream siphon
1 cup brandy
Oak wood chips
Wood smoker gun
2x cream chargers
200g caster sugar
100g soya cream
4 tbsp vegan margarine
4 tbsp water
1-2 cups tapioca maltodextrin 'zorbit'
Recipe Guide
Instructions
1The chocolate topping:,Add the chocolate and coconut milk to a small saucepan. Give a gentle stir. When the mixture begins to simmer turn off the heat so that the chocolate will melt in the heated coconut milk
2The base:,Toast the cumin seeds in a frying pan. Then take them out ready for grinding
3Turn the heat off and immediately add the margarine to melt in the frying pan
4While waiting for the margarine, grind the cumin seeds and digestives together. Once thoroughly ground into crumbs, stir in the melted margarine and popping candy
5Take moose rings with the bottom covered with cling film and spoon in the base mixture
6The brandy (optional):,Place 1 cup of brandy into a cream siphon
7Add the oak wood chips to the smoking gun and pump the smoke into the cream siphon
8Quickly put the lid on the siphon to trap the smoke inside and charge with the cream chargers
9Once charged, give the siphon a gentle shake. Cover the cream nozzle with a cloth and gently release the gas
10Back to the chocolate:,Add the vanilla extract, salt and 20g of smoked brandy and stir
11Pour the mixture on top of the base in the moose rings. Place in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour, ideally for a few hours or overnight to set
12For the caramel:,Heat a small saucepan and add the caster sugar and water. Wait for the water to cook away
13When the mixture is a golden caramel colour, add the cream and stir rapidly. Then add the margarine and stir. Turn the heat off and leave to cool
14Add 2 tbsp of caramel to a food mixer with some of zorbit powder. Then pulse the food mixer
15Keep added more powder until you reach the texture you like
16Back to the base and chocolate topping:,Once set, remove the cling film, use something flat to press out the mixture from the bottom
17Plate the dessert and sprinkle with salt crystals and caramel powder
18Top with edible flowers and serve.