Name: Nest egg
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder; 1/4 cup (60ml) hot water; 100 gram dark (semi-sweet) eating chocolate, melted; 100 gram butter, melted; 1 cup (220g) firmly packed light brown sugar; 3/4 cup (75g) ground hazelnuts; 3 eggs, separated; 1/2 cup (125ml) pouring cream; 200 gram dark (semi-sweet) eating chocolate, chopped coarsely; 5 x 30g flake chocolate bars; 27 blue sugared almonds

Ingredients

1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder

1/4 cup (60ml) hot water

100 gram dark (semi-sweet) eating chocolate, melted

100 gram butter, melted

1 cup (220g) firmly packed light brown sugar

3/4 cup (75g) ground hazelnuts

3 eggs, separated

1/2 cup (125ml) pouring cream

200 gram dark (semi-sweet) eating chocolate, chopped coarsely

5 x 30g flake chocolate bars

27 blue sugared almonds

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan forced). Line nine holes of 12-hole (⅓-cup/80ml) muffin pan with paper cases.

2.Blend cocoa with the water in medium bowl until smooth. Stir in chocolate, butter, sugar, ground hazelnuts and egg yolks.

3.Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form, fold into chocolate mixture in two batches. Pour ⅓ cups of mixture into paper cases.

4.Bake 25 minutes. Stand cakes in pan 5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

5.Make dark chocolate ganache. Bring cream to the boil in small saucepan, remove from heat. When bubbles subside, stir in chocolate until smooth. Cool 15 minutes.

6.Spread cold cakes with ganache.

7.Break Flake into pieces; push gently into ganache to make nests. Position three sugared almonds in centre of each nest.

We used blue sugared almonds, available from confectionery and speciality nut shops, but you can use any colour you like.
Note

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