Nespresso's Trieste flourless chocolate cake

• Makes 20

• Preparation time:

• Cooking time:

Ingredients

250g of dark chocolate
2 capsules of Nespresso Trieste (40ml extraction) 75ml of milk
4 eggs
100g of castor sugar
4 egg whites
150g of castor sugar
130ml of cream
1 capsule of Nespresso Trieste (optional)

Method

Line a 30cm by 15cm tin with baking paper so the cake does not stick.
Melt the chocolate over a double boiler then add the Nespresso coffee and milk. Allow to come to room temperature.
Whisk the whole eggs with the first sugar until light and fluffy and pale in colour, add to the chocolate mixture.
Whisk the egg whites with the other sugar until stiff peaks are formed. Add the additional Nespresso coffee into the meringue for an extra hit. Fold the meringue through the chocolate mixture
Whisk the cream to firm peaks and fold through the chocolate mixture.
Bake at 160 degrees for 30 minutes. Test with a skewer. The cake needs to be moist but not dry.
Freeze the cake then cut into 2cm squares.

For the chocolate spray:
200g of milk chocolate 200g of cocoa butter

Method:
• Melt the milk chocolate and the cocoa butter together and allow to cool to room temperature
• Place into a clean (and only used for food applications paint) spray gun
• Remove the cakes from the freezer and place on a bench which is well covered with plastic sheets. The chocolate will spray everywhere. From about 40cm, spray the cake squares with the chocolate. It will create a silky coating as it hits the cake
• Finish with a small piece of silver leaf. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve

Notes

The Nespresso Trieste Limited Edition is a reflection of the rich and varied cultural experience that the city of Trieste offers locals and tourists alike. Home to a mix of German, Latin and Slavic cultures, resident coffee lovers enjoy their ritual in a variety of ways – with milk, without milk, long or short.

To honour this, Nespresso Coffee Experts have created a delicate blend of Arabica beans that lends itself well to be enjoyed either as an espresso (40ml) or with milk. The new Limited Edition has an intensity of 9 and reveals notes of chocolate and fresh hazelnuts with a smooth and round texture.