How about something sweet ?? It has been a while since I had posted a dessert recipe. The other day, D was going through a recipe book and shortlisted 3 chocolate based recipes for me. After going through the first choice, I decided to try that as I had all the ingredients in stock…well almost all ingredients 😛 The recipe chosen was White Truffle Cake. The ingredient that put me on a spot was Quark or Fromage Frais, which means “fresh cheese”. I didn’t want to take chances with frozen paneer and so made some homemade Paneer/cottage cheese. Well, the cheese couldn’t get any fresher than that, right ??

I wanted to try something new with the decoration…something I never tried. The easiest option was to make some designs with melted chocolate. Making the designs wasn’t a difficult task but having a steady hand was. For a first- timer, I was pleased with the artwork, if I can call it so.. Lots of room for improvement..Hope to do better the next time… 🙂

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White Truffle Cake

How about something sweet ?? It has been a while since I had posted a dessert recipe. The other day, D was going through a recipe book and shortlisted 3 chocolate based recipes for me. After going through the first choice, I decided to try that as I had all the ingredients in stock...well almost all

Servings

Ingredients

For the Base

• 2 Eggs
• 4 tablespoons Caster sugar
• 5 - 1/2 tablespoons Plain flour
• 50 gms Chocolate Melted white

For the Truffle topping

• 300 ml Cream Double - (I used amul )
• 300 gms Chocolate Chopped white
• 250 gms Quark fromage or frais - (I used homemade paneer)

For decoration

• 2 tablespoons Chocolate Chopped

Servings Ingredients For the Base 2 Eggs 4 tablespoons Caster sugar 5 - 1/2 tablespoons Plain flour 50 gms Chocolate Melted white For the Truffle topping 300 ml Cream Double - (I used amul ) 300 gms Chocolate Chopped white 250 gms Quark fromage or frais - (I used homemade paneer) For decoration 2 tablespoons Chocolate Chopped

Instructions

1. Grease 8" round spring form pan.
2. Preheat oven at 180 C.
3. Whisk eggs and caster sugar in a bowl until very light and foamy and the whisk leaves a trail that lasts a few seconds when lifted.
4. Sift the flour and fold in with a spoon.
5. Fold in the melted chocolate and ensure that the whole mixture is well incorporated.
6. Pour into the pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until springy to touch.
7. Leave to cool for a while and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Return the cold cake to the tin.
9. Place the cream in a saucepan and bring to boil, stirring continuously.
10. Cool slightly and add the chopped chocolate and stir till the chocolate is melted and well combined.
11. Stir in the Quark or fromage frais.
12. If using cottage cheese, blitz it in a blender to get a smooth paste and add into the chocolate mixture.
13. Pour this mixture on top of the cool cake.
14. Chill in the refrigerator till it sets completely.
15. For the decoration, melt the chocolate in a double boiler and tip into a piping bag.
16. Drizzle onto a parchment paper to form a design of your choice and let cool to set.
17. Once set, carefully slide off these designs, without breaking, using a spatula or knife.
18. Decorate the Truffle cake the way you want 🙂 .

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