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Grapefruit moelleux
The french love their "moelleux" — moist fondant cakes, often with a melting centre. These little mini-moelleux are flavoured with grapefruit.
The grapefruit flavour is brought out fully by using a combination of juice, zest and candied peel.
The grapefruit flavour is brought out fully by using a combination of juice, zest and candied peel.
68 K 4/5 (5 reviews)
1 hour 7 min.
Easy
2.25 €
40 pieces
9 IngredientsLast modified on: March 24th 2019
For 40 pieces, you will need:
- 1
200 g caster sugar - 2
1 grapefruit - 3
90 g noisette butter - 4
200 g egg ( How to... ) - 5
50 g cream - 6
100 g flour - 7
2 g baking powder - 8
20 g candied grapefruit peel (optional) - 9
10 g Pearl sugar (optional) - Total weight: 985 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Resting: 15 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 1 hour 7 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Zest 1 grapefruit into 200 g caster sugar. Mix well, cover with plastic film and leave to rest for at least one hour, to allow the sugar to take up the grapefruit flavour.
Note: You can prepare this sugar the day before. Add the zest of a lime, too, if you'd like a fuller citrus flavour.
Note: You can prepare this sugar the day before. Add the zest of a lime, too, if you'd like a fuller citrus flavour.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
Mix again.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.
Pour in 90 g noisette butter.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.
Mix again.
You cake batter is now ready.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
You cake batter is now ready.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Stage 8 - ⌛ 7 min.
Pour into small moulds (non-stick if possible) or tins of about 2 oz (50 g) size, or larger, depending on what you have.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes (for smaller cakes).
Stage 10 - ⌛ 15 min.
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 5 min.
For an even better flavour, brush the cakes with a little citrus syrup and leave this to soak in.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 5 min.
If possible, decorate the cakes with a strip of candied peel and grains of pearl sugar.
Remarks
This moist cake can be made with other citrus fruits: orange, lemon, lime...
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Based on a recipe by Gaëtan Paris.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 40 RDI=20 % | 430 RDI=40 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 2,460 RDI=120 % | 10,310 RDI: 120 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 250 RDI=10 % | 1,050 RDI: 10 % |
| Per piece | 1 RDI=0 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 3 RDI=0 % | 60 RDI=3 % | 260 RDI: 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 40 pieces : 2.25 €
- Per piece : 0.10 €
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