Chocolate-Malt Stump de Noël
"Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito worked together to create this stupendous holiday dessert, a twist on the classic, elegant French bûche de Noël (so called because it looks like a log, or bûche). To make their version, the Baked duo roll up frosted cake strips to form an enormous round, then set the dessert on its side to look like a huge tree stump. It's much tastier than a traditional bûche, because the layers are made with less egg so they're less spongy. The cake is covered with a dark chocolate frosting; the filling is infused with Baked's signature flavor, malt (both malt powder and crushed malted milk balls)...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
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1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3/4 pound bittersweet chocolate melted and cooled
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2 tablespoons instant espresso powder dissolved in 1/4 cup of hot water
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12 large eggs at room temperature, separated
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1 1/3 cups sugar
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1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
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6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
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Malted Buttercream and dark chocolate Buttercream
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Meringue mushrooms, candied cranberries and candied rosemary sprigs, for garnish optional; see Note
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