Mint Chocolate Entremet
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
This elegant mint chocolate entremet is one of my favorite showstoppers to make when I want to impress without spending hours in the kitchen. The whole thing comes together in just an hour, making it perfect for entertaining on a busy week. Fresh mint isn't just delicious here, it's also packed with antioxidants and aids digestion, so you can feel a little better about indulging in this decadent treat. The combination of cool, refreshing mint with rich dark chocolate creates an absolutely irresistible flavor that tastes far more complicated than it actually is.
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Ingredients
- 250butter
- 300 gcaster sugar
- 2egg
- 250 gself-raising flour
- 1 tspmint extract
- 100 gchopped fresh mint
- 200 gdark chocolate
- 150 mlheavy cream
- 150 ggranulated sugar
- 5 gbaking powder
- 1 tspsalt
- 100 mlunsalted butter, melted
- 100 gmelted chocolate
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and flour six 20cm round cake pans.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- 3
Beat in the egg and mint extract until well combined.
- 4
Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the melted butter, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
- 5
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans and smooth the tops.
- 6
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 7
Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 8
To make the mint cream, beat the heavy cream and granulated sugar until stiff peaks form.
- 9
Fold in the chopped fresh mint until well combined.
- 10
To assemble the entremet, place one cake layer on a serving plate and spread with a layer of mint cream.
- 11
Repeat the process until all the cake layers are used, finishing with a layer of chocolate ganache.
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