Rocher Delight

Rocher Delight

Have one for yourself or share with a close friend. This delectable dessert, The Rocher Delight, has three tasty layers: crunchy almond sable, salted caramel and hazelnut ganache. Topped with 3 Ferrero Rocher and gold leaf.

 

Ingredients
Almond Sable base
200gm Butter, 200gm Sugar, 200gm
Almond meal, 110gm Plain flour, 70gm
Cocoa butter

Crème Patisserie
500gm Milk, 4 Egg yolks, 110gm Sugar,
40gm Corn flour, 50gm Butter,
4gm Gelatine bloomed

Dulce Cremeux
175gm White chocolate, 425gm Crème
Patisserie, 250gm Cream

Pliable Chocolate Ganache
175gm Chocolate, 200gm Cream,
40gm Glucose, 1 sheet Gelatine titanium,
3.5gm Agar

Truffle Chantilly

15gm Truffle oil , 300gm Cream,
75gm Sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Ganache
200gm Dark Chocolate, 200gm Cream,
40gm Glucose, 50gm Butter

Garnishes
Hazelnuts, Micro Mint, Edible Gold Leaf,
Ferrero Rocher

Method

Step 1: Almond Sable base
Preheat oven to 170°C

Place butter and sugar in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and paddle together until softened
Add in almond meal and flour and continue paddling until a soft dough forms
Roll out the sable dough on baking paper until 0.2mm thick and bake for 15 – 17 minutes or until golden brown
Once cooked, cool and process into a crumble. Make sure not to over work the mixture as it may turn soggy
Melt the cocoa butter in a microwave and mix with the sable crumble. Place the sable crumble onto a lined baking tray with a square ring (20x20cm).
Cover with freezer film (go between) and press down gently to create an even base for the Ferrero Bar. Leave aside in the fridge
or freezer until needed

Step 2: Crème Patisserie
Whisk the egg yolk and sugar until fluffy and then slowly whisk in the cornflour to make a paste
Meanwhile, bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan and once hot, slowly whisk the milk into the egg mixture
Place mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly
Once the mixture thickens up into a custard like texture, add in the butter and mix until glossy
Weigh out 425gm of Créme Patisserie and stir in gelatine.

Set aside

Step 3: Dulce Cremeux

Melt the chocolate in a microwave for 2 minutes and then at 30 second bursts whilst stirring in between allowing the chocolate to
caramelise

Hand blend the Crème Patisserie with the chocolate until well combined and then fold in the cream
Pour a 1cm layer of the mixture onto the Almond Sable Base and allow to set in the freezer

Step 4: Pliable Chocolate Ganache
Bloom gelatine titanium in cold water until softened
Whisk cream, glucose and agar in a saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Boil for 10 seconds
Pour mixture over chocolate and gelatine titanium and then blitz in an immersion blender until well combined and glossy
Pour mixture over the frozen Dulce Cremeux layer and leave in fridge to set

Step 5: Truffle Chantilly

Whisk cream, oil, sugar and vanilla bean extract on high until fluffy and transfer to a piping bag. Cut off the tip by 0.5cm

Step 6: Ganache
Heat the cream and glucose in a pot until simmering and pour over the chocolate.
Blend the mixture with a hand blender until smooth and then add in the butter and continue to blend. Set aside at room temperature until cool

Step 7: Final Assembly
Lightly blowtorch the sides of the square ring to release the Almond Sable Base
Cut off the sides of the base to create a clean edge and using a ruler cut the slab into 3 x 12cm rectangles
Pipe three small dollops of ganache on top of the slab and place a Ferrero Rocher on top of each dollop
Pipe small dots of Truffle Chantilly, garnish with mint and hazelnuts. Place gold leaf on top of the middle Ferrero Rocher

Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas With Ferrero Rocher
Add A Golden Touch To Your Christmas Creations With Dessert Superstar Reynold Poernomo.

No Christmas meal is ever complete without a delectable Christmas dessert or two, and this festive season Ferrero Rocher has teamed up with its new Christmas ambassador, dessert whizz Reynold Poernomo, to showcase ways of adding magic to your Christmas table by decorating your desserts with Ferrero Rocher.

Ferrero Rocher has always been an iconic Christmas chocolate, given as a gift or used to decorate the table. This year, Ferrero Rocher and Reynold want you to take it to the next level by decking your Christmas desserts with Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello and Ferrero Rondnoir.

Reynold has developed a series of six recipes to inspire you to make your own Christmas dessert that will tempt friends, family and even Santa. For those who would like to leave the cooking to Reynold, the Rocher Delight will be on sale at his KOI Dessert Bar from 1st December until Christmas. Reynold Poernomo said Ferrero Rocher has always been part of his family's Christmas and he was excited to devise new ways of adding the magic of gold with Ferrero Rocher.

'Christmas is the time to pull out all the stops when it comes to cooking but you don't have to be a pastry chef to wow your guests, you just have to get creative. From baking a simple cake to creating a five-layered masterpiece to buying a store bought cake, it's all about the golden finishing touches that make your Christmas merrier," said Poernomo.

'I like to work with the flavours of the Ferrero Rocher and bring them to life in different layers, which is why I created the Rocher Delight. Ideal for sharing with close friends, this textural dessert has three tasty layers: crunchy almond sable, salted caramel and hazelnut ganache. To add the golden touch I finish off with three Ferrero Rocher and gold leaf," added Poernomo.

Reynold-s other top tips for creating stunning dishes include:
1. It's got to look festive and luxurious; invest in gold dust and gold leaves, add them to chocolatey desserts to give that extra magic touch
2. Think about colour; micro-herbs or edible flowers are pretty and special
3. And finally, the best bit: Ferrero Rocher!

Sometimes less is more, a single Ferrero Rocher has more impact that dozens overwhelming a creation (then again it's never too much chocolate!)

The Ferrero Rocher and Ferrero Collection range and limited edition Christmas packs are now available in supermarket stores nation wide.

For more dessert inspiration, please visit http://ferrerochocolates.com.au/share-the-magic/