Butterscotchsnowballbombe
SERVES 10 // PREP+ COOKTIME1 HR 20 MINS(PLUSCOOLING,FREEZING)Thisspectacularcakeis surprisinglysimpletomake.It incorporatestwostore-boughtingredients
(ice-creamanddulcedeleche)witha homemadebrowniebaseandanItalianmeringuefrosting.Start
this recipe a day ahead to freeze the bombe (and make sure you clear enough space for it in the freezer).2 eggs,separated
55 gm(¼cup)castersugar
90 gmdarkchocolate,melted,
cooledslightly
¼ tspcreamoftartar
3 litresvanilla-bean
ice-cream,plus1 cupextra
4 x 45gmchocolate-coated
coconutbars(seenote),
coarselychopped
250 gmdulcedeleche
(seenote)
FROSTING
440 gmcastersugar
4 eggwhites1 Preheatovento180°C.
Greasea 23cmspringform
tinandlinebaseandside
withbakingpaper.
2 Beateggyolksandhalf
thesugarina smallbowlof
anelectricmixeruntilpale
andthick(5minutes). Stir
inchocolate.
3 Beateggwhitesina clean
smallbowlofanelectricmixer
untiljustbeginningtoaerate
(30seconds).Addcreamof
tartarandbeatuntilsoftpeaks
form(3minutes).Graduallyadd
remainingsugar,beatingafter
eachadditionuntilsugaris
dissolvedandmixtureis thick
andglossy(5minutes).Using
a largemetalspoon,fold
meringueintochocolatemixture
intwobatches.Pourmixture
intotinandsmooththesurface.
4 Bakecakeuntilsetinthe
centre(15minutes).Turnout
cakeontoa wirerackcovered
withbakingpaper and set
asidetocool.
5 Placescoopsofice-cream
ina largebowl,allowtosoften
slightly,thenfoldchopped
chocolatebarsthrough.Spoon
ice-creammixtureintoa 21cm
2-litre-capacitybundtcaketin
andsmooththesurface.Top
withchocolatecaketocover
theice-creamandbundttin
hole,forminga baseforthe
cakebombe.Coverand
freezeuntilfirm(3hours).
6 Combinetheextraice-
creamanddulcedeleche.
7 Dipbundttininwarm
waterfor 10 seconds.Turnout
ice-creamontoa chilledplate.
Spoondulcedelechemixture
intothehole.Coverand freeze
until firm (2 hours).8 Meanwhile,forthefrosting,
stirsugarand160mlwaterin
a smallsaucepanovermedium
heat,withoutboiling,until
sugardissolves(2minutes).
Bringtotheboilandcook
withoutstirringuntilsyrup
reaches115°Cona sugar
thermometer(5minutes).
Allowbubblestosubside.
9 Meanwhile,beateggwhites
ina cleanbowlofanelectric
mixeruntilsoftpeaksform
(3minutes).Withmotorrunning,
slowlyaddhotsyrupto
eggwhitesina thin,steady
stream,beatinguntilfirm
peaksform(10minutes).
10 Spreadfrostingovercake,
moundingupinthecentreand
swirlingwiththebackofa large
spoon.Justbeforeserving,use
a kitchenblowtorchtolightly
brownthefrosting.
NoteUsea chocolatebarof
yourchoice.Dulcedeleche
is availablefromdelicatessens
andselectsupermarkets.If you
can,lockinthebaseofyour
springformtinupside-down,
sothebaseis level.Thiswill
makeit easiertoslidethe
cake off the base.➤94 GOURMET TRAVELLER