Mokka-Baisers (Petit fours)
Mokka-Baisers (Petit fours) is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the pastry category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 250 g dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa content)
- 100 ml whipping cream
- 200 g peeled ground almonds
- 100 g sugar
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 egg whites
- cocoa powder (for dusting)
- gold leaf (for decoration)
Instructions
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1.
For the filling, finely chop the chocolate and melt it with the cream in a small saucepan. Set aside and refrigerate overnight.
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2.
On the next day preheat the oven to 140°C fan. Mix the almonds with 50 g sugar and cocoa. Whisk the egg whites with the remaining sugar until very stiff, white, glossy and firm. Gently fold in the almond mixture and fill a piping bag fitted with a round tip.
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3.
Spoon 40-50 dots onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving some space between each.
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4.
Bake for 10–15 minutes. Then turn off the oven and let the cookies dry for about 45 minutes. Whip the chocolate cream with an electric mixer, fill a piping bag fitted with a star tip and pipe the cream over half of the Amaretti. Assemble with the remaining half and serve chilled.
