Curd Slices

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1
  First, preheat the oven to 175–180 °C, prepare a baking dish (25 cm × 30 cm) and line it with baking paper.
• 2
  In a large bowl, place the egg yolks, brown sugar, milk, and 70 g of butter and whisk thoroughly until the sugar dissolves. Then add the flour, baking powder, starch, and cocoa to the bowl and mix everything into a smooth batter.
• 3
  Next, prepare a tall mixing container, place the egg whites and a pinch of salt in it, and use a hand blender with a whisk attachment to whip into stiff peaks (3–4 minutes). Carefully fold the finished meringue into the batter in parts (at least divided into halves).
• 4
  Once the batter is ready, spread it into the prepared dish, place it in the preheated oven, and bake for 11–13 minutes at 175–180° C. Leave the baked base in the dish and let it cool for 30–40 minutes.
• 5
  Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a small pot over medium heat. Once the water starts boiling, add agar to the pot and cook, stirring constantly, for 1–1.5 minutes until the agar begins to gel. After the specified time, turn off the heat and leave the agar in the pot. Now, in a large bowl, place the curd, vanilla extract, honey, and the contents of the pot with agar, mix thoroughly, and spread this curd mixture over the base. Wrap the entire dish in cling film and place it in the refrigerator for at least 3–4 hours. Once the cream is firm enough, prepare the final chocolate layer.
• 6
  Melt the chocolate over a water bath: You need 2 differently sized containers that fit into each other, but the bottom of the smaller container does not touch the bottom of the larger one – ideally a pot and a bowl (preferably glass or stainless steel) in which you will melt the chocolate. Pour a little water into the pot and bring it to a boil. Then reduce the heat to a low setting and insert the bowl with the chocolate into the pot – the bottom of the bowl must not touch the water. In this way, let the chocolate melt slowly over the hot steam, stirring constantly. Add the remaining butter to the melted chocolate and mix thoroughly. Carefully pour the chocolate over the curd cream and spread it evenly. Then place the dish back in the refrigerator for at least 1.5 hours. After the specified time, remove the contents from the dish, cut into desired portions, and serve.