Pillow Brownie

Level:
Medium
Makes:
5 pcs
"An idea that I had on my mind for a long time inspired by ice carving. Each pillow is unique due to its customized shape, thanks to the vaccum.", Frank Haasnoot Cacao Powder added value: Cacao Powders give the cacao flavour, but not the sweetness of travel cakes tent that tend to have a bit of sugar for better conservation. Tips: Place something have on the vacuum bag to create a real pillow effect
Conservation:
Room temperature: possible | Refrigeration: possible | Freezing: not possible

Pecan ganache

Used products: Pecan ganache

Preparation: Pecan ganache

  1. Boil 126g of cream with the sugar, and make a ganache with the chocolate.
  2. Use a hand blender to make it smooth and slowly add 126g of cream and pecan paste.

Chocolate cake

Used products: Chocolate cake

Preparation: Chocolate cake

Mix the almond powder, sifted flour, cacao powder, salt and baking powder.

Used products: Chocolate cake

  • 147 g
    cream 35% fat
  • 73 g
    invert sugar
  • 122 g
    sugar
  • 269 g
    whole eggs

Preparation: Chocolate cake

Mix the cream, sugars and eggs together and mix with the dry ingredients.

Used products: Chocolate cake

Preparation: Chocolate cake

Add the melted butter and chocolate.

Cover the top of the cake with broken hazelnuts and pecan nuts.

Bake at 160°C for approx 45min, hood closed..

ASSEMBLING

Used products: ASSEMBLING

  • 180 g
    Pecan chocolate cake

Preparation: ASSEMBLING

Bake the cake recipe in a high sheet pan. When baked, cool down and cut 10 x 10 cm.

Used products: ASSEMBLING

  • 50 g
    Pecan ganache

Preparation: ASSEMBLING

Make the ganache and fill a small vacuum bag with the square brownie. Pipe in the ganache.

Place the vacuum bag with ganache and brownie in the vacuum machine. Vacuum it for a bit and seal it.

Shape the vacuum bag according to liking and place into the freezer.