Chocolate Eggs – Marc de Champagne – 5 pcs

Marc de Champagne Chocolate Eggs from Sawade with Cream Ganache

Marc de Champagne chocolate eggs from Sawade are filled milk chocolate Easter eggs featuring a firm ganache made from cream and butter. The French pomace brandy is a key ingredient in the recipe, lending a vinous, fruity note to the cream, and each egg is wrapped in bright pink foil.

Marc de Champagne chocolate eggs are filled Easter eggs from Sawade in Berlin-Reinickendorf, consisting of a milk chocolate shell and a creamy truffle filling, with each egg weighing around 20 grams. We place five pieces in a cellophane bag and tie it with a pastel-colored ribbon in shades of yellow, mint, and green.

Cream carries the brandy without hiding it

The pink foil unwraps, and in your hand lies a shiny milk chocolate egg. The shell breaks with a soft snap, then comes the ganache, which stays in place when bitten—soft, but never liquid.

At first, you taste the milk chocolate, then the vinous, fruity note from the brandy comes to the fore. Creamy, vinous, warm—milk chocolate is the perfect shell for it because it remains mild enough not to overshadow the distillate.

Cream makes up the main part of this filling and is listed well before butter in the ingredients, giving the ganache its light, almost airy quality. White chocolate additionally takes away some of its heaviness, so the bite doesn't leave you feeling full, but wanting another.

Between the white, black-dotted ends, the pink shines so brightly that no one will reach for the wrong one in a mixed nest. Whoever gives this bag is sharing an Easter gift that looks suited for an adult table, not a child's basket.

What "Marc" means in a brandy

Marc is the French word for pomace brandy, meaning it is distilled from what remains of the grapes after pressing. Skins, seeds, and stems go into the distillery, resulting in a clear distillate with hints of yeast and vineyard peach.

In the confectionery world, this brandy has long been a staple because it blends with cream without being swallowed by it. A ganache relies on fat, and Sawade uses cream and fresh butter for this instead of a pre-made mixture.

The mixture is first stirred until smooth, then the brandy is added; the cooler this process is, the more aroma is preserved. At temperatures that are too high, exactly the component that justifies the brandy's inclusion in the filling would evaporate.

An Easter egg for the adult table

Because the pomace brandy is actually present in the filling, Sawade classifies this egg as containing alcohol, and it has no place in a child's basket. A mocha afterwards takes the edge off the filling and rounds off the evening perfectly.

On the Easter table, this bag therefore sits better next to the glasses than next to the colorful nests, and a piece of baguette with butter pairs well with the sweetness. Five eggs are enough for two people on a long afternoon.

Store the bag in a cool, dry place, but not in the refrigerator, as moisture will condense on the shell and the brandy will lose its aroma. A kitchen cupboard is the better place, as long as it is not right next to the radiator.

Things get more liquid with the Eggnog Eggs and the Knickebein, and for alcohol-free options, continue with the Vanilla Caramel. All varieties in our selection can be found at Sawade Berlin Easter.