Monday, July 2, 2012

Gâteau Moka - coffee cake in a very hot day





Before i went to holiday i had update this recipe in thai language but didn't get a chance to write in English version one and here they are,


For coffee syrup

I used  illy Ground roasted coffee for moka


Expresso coffee  ...........150   ml. 
sugar .......................... ....50   g
coffee liqueur..................30   ml


After you get expresso coffee , pour sugar and stiring  then keep in low heat about 10 minutes,
leave to cool, pour coffee liqueur , set aside






For  biscuit Joconde ( 40 x 30 cm.)

almond........................90 g
icing sugar...................90 g
corn strach...................10 g
all purpose flour..........20 g
melt butter...................25 g
whole egg......................1
egg yolk.........................1
For meringue
egg white.......................3
sugar ..........................20 g


 

Preheat oven at 175°C  line the parchment paper on baking tray.
 

Ground almond,corn strach , all purpose flour and icing together , then sift them all, set aside



in a bowl of dry sifted ingredient , add whole egg, egg yolk and melt butter , fold just to combine.



beat egg white with 20 g of sugar until firm peak .


pour 1/3 the fisrt mixture to meringue  fold just to combine, pour the mixture back to the first bowl , fold again just to combine.


pour batter in to baking tray that you already line the parchment paper,and bake about 8- 10 minutes.



leave it cool then cut in 15x 15 cm size for 5 layer , well actully you will get full 4 layer of 15x15 cm size, the last one you have to cut in 2 pieces and join them together  .



For coffee butter cream
Adaption from  Le larousse des desserts - Pierre Hermè

whole egg ..................1 (about 53-55 g)
egg yolk......................1 (about 18-20 g)
sugar.......................... 68 g
water...........................20 ml
soft butter..................120 g
Fleur de sel ................. 1 g
vanilla extract ..............1/2 ts
instant coffee ...............3  g
coffee liqueur .............10 ml.


bring sugar and water to boil until temperature reach at 118 °C
 

meanwhile when the temperature reach at 110 °C start whisking the eggs
when the temperature reach at 118 °C pour the syrup and whisking until cold,
add salt, then butter a little at a time , whisking till fluffy and light in colour,




mix instant coffee with coffee liqueue then pour in butter cream,add vanilla extract

beat until combine.





to assemble the cake - sprinkle coffee syrup on the cake then spread coffee butter cream,place another cake layer and  repeat all this step until the last one.



Refrigarate at least 1 hr. before cutting





Decoration as you like!




 
Buon appetito!



my son helping me to make pizza dough