Mocha and Dark Chocolate Croquembouche

  • Brand
  • Preparation time
    40 min
  • Difficulty
    Intermediate
  • Number of servings
    20
Mocha & Dark Chocolate Croquembouche. Simple quick and delicious dessert & special occasion cake, ready in no time in house by your team.
Ingredients
  • 250ml Milk
  • 125g NESTLÉ Docello™ Chocolate Mousse Mix
  • 15g Nescafé Gold instant coffee
  • 38-42 Ready Bake Profiteroles
  • 300g NESTLÉ Royal Dark Chocolate Couverture
  • Note: You will need a sugar thermometer for this recipe
Preparation
  • 1
    Place milk in a bowl and add NESTLÉ Docello™ Chocolate Mousse Mix and Nescafé Gold instant coffee.
  • 2
    Use balloon whisk and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape sides of bowl and increase mixing speed to high and mix for 6 minutes.
  • 3
    Transfer mix to piping bag with a small nozzle and pipe into the Profiteroles.
  • 4
    Place 200g of the NESTLÉ Royal Dark Chocolate Couverture in a bowl; melt over a bain-marie of gently simmering water.
  • 5
    Heat the chocolate until the temperature reaches 45°C using a cooking thermometer. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the remaining 100g chocolate. Keep stirring.
  • 6
    As soon as the temperature cools to 27°C, return the bowl to the bain-marie and reheat, stirring gently until the chocolate reaches 32°C.
  • 7
    When the chocolate is smooth and shiny, it is ready to be used to stick the filled profiteroles together.
  • 8
    Dip the filled profiteroles partially in the chocolate and arrange them in a pyramid on a plate. Drizzle remaining chocolate over the completed pyramid.