Chocolate Cake With Salted Basil Ganache - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CAKE
1/2 lb bittersweet chocolate
2 ounces butter
1 bunch basil, rough chopped
2 egg whites
2 1/2 ounces sugar
7 egg yolks
cooking spray
butter, for baking
FILLING
1 cup fromage blanc
1/4 cup heavy cream
zest of one lemon
juice of one lemon
1 tablespoon sugar
GANACHE
1 cup heavy cream
1 bunch basil
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1 pinch salt
LEMON REDUCTION
1 cup lemon juice
1 lemon, zest of
1/3 cup sugar
POMEGRANATE REDUCTION
2 cups pomegranate juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 lemon, juice of
handful basil
1/2 lemon, zest of

Preparation

CAKE: Melt chocolate and butter with basil over water bath. Meanwhile, whisk whites until soft peaks and add in sugar and whisk until stiff peaks. When chocolate has melted, let cool for one minute.
Set a bowl strainer over the yolks and push chocolate through with spatula. Whisk chocolate and yolks together to combine and fold in whites. Spray 1/4 sheet with oil cooking spray and add in butter. Bake at 350 degrees approximately 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool.
FILLING: Whisk all ingredients together.
GANACHE: Heat cream with basil. Strain and whisk into chocolate. Season with salt.
LEMON REDUCTION: Reduce ingredients together until syrupy.
POMEGRANATE REDUCTION: Reduce ingredients to syrupy consistency and strain.