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Chocolate Diplomat Cream Glazed Cake

17/11/2023

The chocolate diplomat cream glazed cake is a refined and delicious dessert, a delight for those who love sweets and chocolate. Here is how to prepare it with an Italian twist.

Ingredients

For the chocolate diplomat cream:

  • 250 ml of milk
  • 100 g of sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 25 g of all-purpose flour
  • 25 g of cornstarch (cornflour)
  • 200 ml of fresh cream
  • 100 g of dark chocolate
  • 1 vanilla pod or 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

For the sponge cake:

  • 4 eggs
  • 120 g of sugar
  • 120 g of all-purpose flour
  • A pinch of salt

For the glaze:

  • 150 g of dark chocolate
  • 100 ml of fresh cream

Preparation

For the chocolate diplomat cream:

  1. Heat the milk in a small pot with the vanilla seeds just until it simmers.
  2. In a bowl, whisk the yolks with sugar until the mixture is frothy.
  3. Add the sifted flour and cornstarch, and mix well to prevent lumps.
  4. Pour the hot milk over the yolk mixture, stirring as you add it.
  5. Return everything to the heat and cook on a low flame, stirring constantly until the cream thickens.
  6. Turn off the heat and add the broken dark chocolate, stir until it completely melts into the cream.
  7. Let the cream cool, covering it with cling film in contact to prevent a skin from forming.
  8. When the cream is at room temperature, whip the cream until stiff and gently fold it into the cream with movements from the bottom up.

For the sponge cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Separate the yolks from the egg whites and whip the latter until very stiff with a pinch of salt.
  3. In another bowl, beat the yolks with sugar until light and frothy.
  4. Gently fold the sifted flour into the yolks, mixing from the bottom up so as not to deflate the mixture.
  5. Then gently fold in the whipped egg whites, with delicate movements.
  6. Pour the batter into a mold and bake for about 30 minutes or until the toothpick test comes out clean.
  7. Let the sponge cake cool on a wire rack.

For the glaze:

  1. Break the chocolate into pieces and place it in a bowl.
  2. Bring the cream to a boil and then pour it over the chocolate.
  3. Let it rest for one minute and then mix until you have a smooth and homogenous glaze.

Assembly:

  1. Cut the sponge cake horizontally into two or three discs.
  2. Spread a layer of diplomat cream on each disc and stack them.
  3. Pour the chocolate glaze over the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides.
  4. Let it cool in the refrigerator for at least one hour before serving.

Curiosity

Diplomat cream is a classic cream from Italian pastry that combines the creaminess of pastry cream with the lightness of whipped cream, all enriched by dark chocolate. The shiny and smooth glaze gives an elegant appearance that conceals a creamy and velvety surprise inside, a pleasure for both the palate and sight.

Chocolate Diplomat Cream Glazed Cake