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Ingredients

Dacquoise

• 1 cup finely ground toasted almonds
• 1 cup finely ground toasted hazelnuts
• 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar, divided
• 2 tbsp flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 6 egg whites

Ganache

• 1 cup dark chocolate callets
• 1 cup 35% cream
• 2 tbsp white corn syrup

Praline powder

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted

French Buttercream

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 6 egg yolks
• ¼ tsp fine salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla

Decoration

• 2 cups slivered almonds, toasted
• 7 whole toasted hazelnuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 300F degrees. Spray and line two 12x8-inch rimmed baking sheets (¼ sheet pans) with parchment to overhang the two long sides. Line another rimmed sheet with parchment. Set aside.

Dacquoise

1. Stir together the nuts, ½ cup sugar, flour and salt in a small bowl.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whisk egg whites until soft peaks.
3. Add the remaining ¾ cup sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until glossy and stiff.
4. Gently fold in the nut mixture and spread evenly into the two prepared pans with overhanging parchment.
5. Bake until lightly golden and firm, about 1 hour.
6. Turn the oven off and prop the oven door open with a wooden spoon to cool completely.
7. Turn out carefully from pan and remove parchment.
8. Using a serrated knife, gently cut each piece in half lengthwise to create four 12 x 4-inch pieces.

Ganache

1. Place the chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl.
2. Bring cream just to a boil in a small saucepan and pour over chocolate.
3. Let sit for 2 minutes before stirring until smooth.
4. Stir in the corn syrup.
5. Pour onto a rimmed baking sheet and set aside to cool until spreadable but firm.

Praline powder

1. Combine the sugar and water into a small saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. Reduce the heat to medium and boil until a candy thermometer reads 345F degrees, brushing the sides of the pan with a damp pastry brush if sugar appears on sides of pan to prevent crystallization.
4. Immediately stir in the almonds; pour the mixture onto the remaining prepared baking sheet.
5. Spread a thin layer to cool.
6. Once hard, remove from the parchment and break into pieces.
7. Place into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until fine powder.

Buttercream

1. Combine the sugar and water into a small saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. Reduce heat to medium and boil until a candy thermometer reads 238F degrees, brushing the sides of the pan with a damp pastry brush if sugar appears on sides of pan to prevent crystallization.
4. Allow bubbling to subside.
5. Meanwhile, place the egg yolk in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.
6. Gradually stream in the sugar syrup with the mixer running on medium.
7. Increase speed to medium-high and continue to whip until cooled to room temperature, about 4 to 6 minutes.
8. Add salt.
9. With the mixer running on high, slowly add the butter, one tablespoon at a time, whisking between additions to incorporate until smooth and fluffy.
10. Add vanilla and continue to whisk for 1 minute.
11. Stir the praline powder into the remaining buttercream.

For assembly

1. Place a dollop of ganache on centre of serving platter and adhere 1 piece of dacquoise rectangle in centre of platter.
2. Spread evenly with ¼ of buttercream and top with another dacquoise.
3. Spread evenly with ½ of the ganache and top with a dacquoise layer.
4. Spread with another ¼ of buttercream and a final dacquoise layer.
5. Mask cake with the remaining buttercream and decorate sides with almonds.
6. Spoon the remaining ganache into a piping bag fitted with a small round tip and pipe kiss-shaped dollops along top edge of cake.
7. Pipe 7 small dollops of buttercream evenly spaced lengthwise down the centre of the cake.
8. Press hazelnuts lightly into the buttercream dollops.

C'est excellent, mais la texture de la crème au beurre n'a pas plu à tout le monde.