Ingredients
170g unsalted butter, room temperature
1 pinch salt
115g icing sugar
1-1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
60g whole eggs, slightly beaten
355g cake flour, sifted
100g sugar
50g whipping cream, heated to lukewarm in microwave oven
80g unsalted butter, room temperature
1g fine sea salt
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
100g good quality dark chocolate (I used one with 73% cocoa content), roughly chopped
16g unsalted butter
7g honey
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
95g whipping cream
flaky sea salt, such as Maldon
gold coloured powder for garnish, optional
Preparation