Brotherhood of Chocolate

Cocoa Crumble: Place the flour in a bowl with the chocolate

Add butter and sugar

Mix with your fingers until well combined

Shape into a ball

Remove from the bowl and place on a surface dusted with flour

Roll out to a thin layer

Cut 8 rounds of 7.5 cm diameter with a cookie cutter and place on an ungreased baking sheet

Bake in a hot oven (200°C) for 15-20 minutes or until firm to the touch

Remove from the oven

Let cool slightly and remove from the baking sheet

Pound Cake: Beat egg whites until frothy

Add sugar, grated lime zest, and flour with yeast

Mix gently

Place in a round, greased 25 cm baking dish

Bake in a hot oven (200°C) for 20-30 minutes or until inserting a toothpick yields clean results and the edges are starting to loosen

Remove from the oven

Let cool

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly

When boiling, stop stirring for 3 minutes

Remove from heat

Mix well and reserve

To assemble the dessert, place a chocolate biscuit on a plate and top with a round of pound cake cut with the same cookie cutter

Moisten the pound cake with 1 tablespoon of orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Curaçao)

Cover with another biscuit

In a circle around it place the chocolate syrup

Optional: Use leftover pound cake to cut strips and toast in a moderate oven

Serve with tea or coffee.