CHOCOLATE NEMESIS WITH RUTH ROGERS & JOE TRIVELLI, RIVER CAFE
The Nemesis is a River Cafe institution. Before lockdown, we brought together Head Chef Joseph Trivelli and his team with the founder of Original Beans, Philipp Kauffmann. In field or kitchen, their commitment to unadulterated flavor from known, single sources sets the standard across the industry. Together they played out the effects of six different origins of rare variety cacaos on this perennial classic. Here's the recipe from Ruth Rogers using 70% Cru Virunga or Cru Udzungwa.
CHOCOLATE NEMESIS
Ingredients
675g Cru Virunga or Cru Udzungwa (70% cocoa solids), broken into small pieces
10 eggs
575g caster sugar
450g unsalted butter, softened
Method
- Preheat the oven to 130*c. Grease a 30cm round cake tin that is 7.5cm deep, then line the base with greaseproof paper.
- Whisk the eggs with a third of the sugar with an electric mixer until the volume quadruples – this will take at least 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and butter together in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water (the water should not touch the base of the bowl).
Remove from heat. - Heat the remaining sugar with 250ml water in a small saucepan until the sugar has completely dissolved to a syrup, stirring occasionally.
- Bake for 1½ - 2 hours or until set – test by placing the flat of your hand gently on the surface of the cake.
- Remove the cake tin from the water. Leave the cake in the tin to go completely cold before turning it out (don’t refrigerate it). Serve with crème fraiche.
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