Chocolate orange praline puds
These pretty individual desserts from our Ottolenghi Christmas Menu are quick and easy to assemble and serve without any cooking. You can add a splash of brandy to the coffee for soaking the sponges, if you fancy.
- Serves8
- CourseDessert
- Prepare20 mins
- Cook-
- Total time20 mins
Ingredients
- 70ml hot, strong coffee (decaffeinated, if preferred)
- 8 Bonne Maman Chocolate Cakes
- 110g orange marmalade
- 1 small orange (scrubbed), 2-3 strips pared zest, thinly shredded, 2 tbsp juice
- 400ml double cream
- 35ml whole milk
- 135g Essential Hazelnut Chocolate Spread, gently warmed
- 8 meringue nests
- 70g blanched hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
- ¾ tsp cocoa powder, for dusting
- Cake Décor Gold Glitter Spray, for decorating (optional)
Method
Put the hot coffee in a shallow bowl. Prick the chocolate cakes all over with a fork (both sides) and, working quickly and usingv2 spoons, dip in the hot coffee, gently pressing down to help them absorb the liquid. Set the soaked cakes aside on a plate. Discard any excess coffee left in the bowl.
In a small bowl, mix the marmalade and orange juice; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the cream and milk with 55g of the chocolate spread; whisk to very soft peaks with a spoonable texture, then set aside.
To assemble, put a meringue nest on each plate, or in a circle on a large circular platter in the shape of a wreath. Fill each with 1 heaped tsp of the remaining chocolate hazelnut spread, followed by 1 heaped tsp of the marmalade mixture and 1 heaped tsp of the hazelnuts. Dollop over 1 tbsp of the cream mixture, then put a chocolate cake on top. Sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt flakes and dollop over a couple more spoonfuls of the cream. Scatter with the remaining hazelnuts, then drizzle over the rest of the marmalade mixture. Finish with a light dusting of cocoa powder and the orange zest. Decorate with gold dust, if liked.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 2,602kJ/ 626kcals |
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Fat | 45g |
Saturated Fat | 24g |
Carbohydrates | 48g |
Sugars | 43g |
Fibre | 2.3g |
Protein | 5.6g |
Salt | 0.3g |