Homemade Giant Toffifay

Toffifays are small caramel chocolates filled with a roasted hazelnut & a nut nougat cream covered with a small blob of dark chocolate.

In today’s post I will show you how to make a Giant Toffifay at home. Have fun baking!




Cooked/Baked today: Homemade Giant Toffifay
Difficulty: Medium
Preparation Time: 10 hours (incl. cooling time)
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Ingredients for 1 Homemade Giant Toffifay:

…for the caramel layer:

• 250 grams sugar
• 75 grams dextrose
• 50 milliliters water
• 200 milliliters cream
• 25 grams butter

…for the roasted hazelnut:

• 75 grams sugar
• 75 grams chopped & roasted hazelnuts

…for the nut nougat filling:

• 300 grams sliceable nut nougat mass
• 75 grams Nutella

…more ingredients:

• 125 grams dark chocolate

Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:

• Small frying pan (diameter 20cm)
• Cling film
• 1 – 2 tablespoons oil to grease the pan
• Large pot for cooking the caramel
• Cereal bowl
• Whisk to stir the sugar mixture
• Candy thermometer
• Silicone mold for hemispheres (approx. 8cm diameter)
• Spatula
• Saucepan
• Large pot + suitable bowl for the double boiler or use a microwave to melt chocolate
• Spoon
• Scissors or knife
• Piping bag with small round tip

Instructions for the Homemade Giant Toffifay:




…preparations:

For the caramel grease a small pan with some oil & line as smooth as possible with a sheet of cling film, then set aside.

…for the caramel layer:

In a large pot or saucepan combine 250 grams sugar, 75 grams dextrose, 50 milliliters water & 200 milliliters cream & heat up over medium heat while stirring constantly. Once the sugar is completely dissolved & the mixture starts to simmer stop stirring & allow to simmer over medium heat.

Constantly check the caramel’s temperature with a candy thermometer & as soon as the caramel reaches a temperature of 125°C pull the pot from heat. Now add 25 grams butter to the caramel, carefully toss the pot back & forth to melt the butter & then pour the hot caramel into the prepared pan.



Allow to cool at room temperature for 1 hour, then for another 1 hour in the fridge to set completely.

…for the hazelnut core:

Add 75 grams sugar to a saucepan & heat up over low – medium heat until the sugar has completely melted & gets a brown color (if necessary, switch off the heat in time to avoid the sugar getting too dark).

Then add the chopped & roasted hazelnuts and mix quickly with a dough scraper until all hazelnuts are coated with a light sugar layer.

Transfer the hazelnut-sugar-mixture with a spoon into 2 wells of the hemispherical silicone mold and smooth down as best as possible. If the mixture has cooled down a bit, you can also use your fingers to smooth down everything. Then set aside & allow to cool completely.

…for the caramel shell:

Lift the cooled caramel out of the pan by pulling at the cling film ends & place the caramel plate on top of a cereal bowl. Use your fingers to press the caramel (with cling film) into the bowl, so that the complete bowl is covered with a caramel layer up to the rim.

Possibly cut off excess edges with a sharp knife or scissors.

…for the nut nougat cream:

Heat up a saucepan over low heat adding 300 grams sliceable nut nougat & 75 grams Nutella & allow to melt while stirring constantly with a spatula, then remove from heat.



…for the giant Toffifay:

Combine the two hazelnut halves into a ball and place in the caramel-lined cereal bowl, then add the melted nut nougat to the bowl until it’s completely filled.

Allow the giant Toffifay to set for about 4 to 5 hours in the fridge, then lift it out of the bowl by pulling at the cling film & carefully overthrow onto the countertop. Remove the cling film & then turn the Toffifay once.

Melt 125 grams dark chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave, then transfer the melted chocolate to a piping bag with small round tip & then pipe the chocolate from the center with circular movements onto the Toffifay to form an even & round chocolate layer.

Allow the chocolate to harden completely & then serve.

I wish you lots of fun baking 😉

Video Tutorial:

Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):