Red fruits & Chocolate Log

Making the recipe

Recipe for 3 log molds or 9 logs for 6 people

  • CHOCOLATE SPONGE

    Ingrédients

    Egg whites – 187.5g
    Caster sugar – 310g
    Egg yolks – 120g
    Ground almonds – 75g
    Cocoa powder – 30g
    Soft butter – 225g
    INAYA dark couverture chocolate 65% – 225g

    Melt the butter and chocolate together.
    In the mixer bowl, use the whisk attachment to make a meringue with the egg whites and caster sugar.
    Sieve the dry ingredients together.
    Gently add the egg yolks, then the sifted ingredients.
    Then pour in the melted mix and stir.
    Spread onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
    Bake at 170°C for about 12 minutes.
    Flatten the sponge as soon as it comes out of the oven.
    Leave to cool for the assembly.

  • PRALINE FEUILLETINE

    Ingrédients

    ALUNGA milk couverture chocolate 41% – 250g
    Almond and hazelnut praline – 500g
    Feuillantine – 220g
    Sea salt – 4g

    Melt the milk chocolate.
    Add the praline and stir.
    Add the feuillantine and sea salt.
    Mix and spread over the sponge.
    Keep in the fridge for the assembly.

  • RED FRUIT COMPOTE

    Ingrédients

    Frozen puree without added sugar Raspberry – 1000g
    Water – 195g
    Sugar – 190g
    Gelatin mass – 190g
    IQF frozen fruit Red fruits – 750g

    Make a syrup with the water and sugar.
    Add the gelatin mass and stir until melted.
    Add the mix to the Raspberry puree.
    Pour 250g of Red fruits IQF mix into each log mold
    for the inserts.
    Then pour 300g of mix over the fruit and freeze.

  • RED FRUIT CREMEUX

    Ingrédients

    Frozen puree without added sugar Red fruits – 625g
    Water – 187.5g
    Frozen puree without added sugar Lemon – 18,5g
    Caster sugar – 240g
    NH Pectin – 13g
    Cornflour – 40g
    Soft butter – 120g

    Heat the purees with the water.
    Mix all the dry ingredients together.
    Add the dry ingredients to the hot liquid while stirring.
    Boil for 2 minutes.
    Cool to 40°C, add the chopped butter and mix with a hand blender.
    Pour over each Red fruits compote and fill the mold, leaving a space to insert a strip of feuilletine biscuit.
    Keep the remaining cremeux for the assembly.

  • RED FRUIT GLAZE

    Ingrédients

    Frozen puree without added sugar Red fruits – 900g
    Quick set pectin – 30g
    Caster sugar – 300g
    Glucose – 70g
    Inverted sugar – 65g
    Gelatin mass – 320g
    Water – 15g
    Citric acid – 15g

    Heat the puree with the glucose and inverted sugar.
    Mix the sugar with the pectin.
    Add the dry ingredients to the hot mix and boil.
    Add the water and acid mix, then the gelatin mass.
    Mix and set aside for the assembly.

  • CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

    Ingrédients

    Whipping cream 35% – 150g
    Whole milk – 150g
    Caster sugar – 57g
    Egg yolks – 115g
    ALUNGA Milk couverture chocolate 41% – 480g
    ALTO EL SOL Dark couverture chocolate 65% – 115g
    Whipped cream – 770g

    Heat the milk and cream.
    Blanch the sugar with the yolks.
    Make a custard.
    Pour over the chocolate and mix with a hand blender.
    Cool to 32°C and add the whipped cream.

Assembly

Cut 3 strips of feuilletine biscuit 6cm wide and 3 strips 3cm wide.
Place a strip of feuillantine biscuit on each Red Fruit cremeux and freeze.
Remove the inserts from the molds.
Make the chocolate mousse and pour 1/3 into each log mold.
Add the insert and smooth to remove any excess.
Place a strip of feuillantine biscuit on top and freeze.
Turn out the log molds and cut into three equal sections of 17.5cm each.
Glaze each log.
Place a rectangle of milk chocolate 3cm wide and 17cm long in the center of the log, then
two 8.5cm x 7.5cm end pieces.
Using a whisk, smooth the Red fruit cremeux and pipe onto the log.
Decorate with fresh fruit.

Thibault Marchand

Thibault MARCHAND

Thibault Marchand, a renowned pastry chef with a passion for challenges, has made his mark on the world of patisserie with his exceptional skills and competitive spirit.
With no less than 15 competitions under his belt at just 30 years old, Thibault Marchand loves a challenge, and is known for his determination and perfectionism.

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