Saturn

Saturn

Level:
Difficult

Hemisphere Shell

Used products: Hemisphere Shell

  • 4.4 lb
    Cacao Barry® Or Noir™ dark chocolate Gaston 73% cocoa

Preparation: Hemisphere Shell

Melt chocolate at 50°C and temper to 31°C.
Pipe into hemispherical truffle moulds and remove excess chocolate to obtain thin shell.

Chocolate Ring

Used products: Chocolate Ring

  • Q.S.
    Cacao Barry® Or Noir™ dark chocolate Gaston 73% cocoa

Preparation: Chocolate Ring

Melt chocolate at 50°C and temper to 31°C.
Press chocolate between two acetate sheets to obtain thin foil of chocolate.
Cut out two rings measuring 2.7 and 3.1 mm respectively, and leave to set.

Truffle Ganache Filling

Used products: Truffle Ganache Filling

  • 7.1 oz
    cream
  • 1.4 oz
    butter
  • 1.4 oz
    glucose DE 26
  • 8.8 oz
    Cacao Barry® Or Noir™ dark chocolate Gaston 73% cocoa

Preparation: Truffle Ganache Filling

Heat together cream and glucose to 85°C.
Place butter and chocolate in a jar, add hot cream mixture, and mix until shiny.
Pour onto tray and temper to 27-28°C.
Pipe into truffle moulds.

Dipping

Used products: Dipping

  • 4.4 lb
    Cacao Barry® Or Noir™ dark chocolate Gaston 73% cocoa

Preparation: Dipping

Melt chocolate at 50°C and temper to 31°C.
Use thin needles to dip truffles in chocolate.
Carefully drain truffles and hand needles under polystyrene sheet to form thin layer.
Leave to crystallise and remove truffle.

Finishing and assembly:

When filling has set, glue hemispheres together. Insert small needle into seam between two hemispheres.
Dip truffles, drain and hang needles under polystyrene sheet to form thin layer. Leave to crystallise and place in freezer for two minutes. Spray truffles to create velvet effect.
Create truffle base with small drop of chocolate and place ring on it. Insert gold foil between ring and truffle.