Saturday, March 01, 2008

Dark Chocolate Mousse


Smooth velvety chocolate.

My valentine's day present to AR. Nothing fancy but just a martini glass of chocolate mousse to celebrate this event. Thirty minutes before the clock strike 12 midnight, we managed to sit down and enjoy a glass of chocolate mousse together.

=)




Chocolate Mousse (2 serves) adapted from Donna Hay

100 grams of dark chocolate chopped
30 grams of butter chopped
2 eggs seperated
1/2 cup of cream
1 tablespoon of icing sugar
chocolate shavings and dark cocoa powder

Melt chocolate and butter over saucepan on a low heat. Pour mixture in a bowl and add egg yolks, one at a time, beating till well combined.

Meanwhile, whip cream till soft peaks form.

Whip egg whites till soft peaks form. Sift icing sugar and whisk till thick and glossy.

Here comes the tricky bit- fold cream through chocolate mixture and then fold egg whites through. Spoon in glass/bowls and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Serve with chocolate shavings and cocoa powder.

note: Use LESS cocoa powder to dust the mousse! oh! And I'm going to try Carol's recipe next time. Her's look sooo silky!

14 comments:

SIG said...

I love that. Tempted to make too after I watched an episode of 'sugar by anna olson' on tv. But raw eggs I'm not keen.

Little Corner of Mine said...

So sweet of you to made this and share it with your Valentine on V-Day! A sweet dessert to start the V-day, I like!

Jessy and her dog Winnie said...

Mmm that looks good. I LOVE chocolate.

InspiredMumof2 said...

That is so romantic, to personally prepare and serve the dessert for your love one. The best valentine's gift.

Anonymous said...

Made this recipe a few times. I always add Baileys to flavour the mousse...*hick*

~Christine~Leng said...

awww.. the choc of love! enjoying your delicious preparation together was just so sweet :)

wmw said...

When I saw the title of this post and the first pic, it made me wanna put on some music for some slow dancing ;o)

tigerfish said...

Oh yes...you are so sweet and AR is lucky. Been sometime since I made a mousse or tiramisu. Well, the only two "cake-like" desserts I can make!

Anonymous said...

As long as it's from you, it will melt AR's heart...hehehehe

Big Boys Oven said...

I was so tempted to lick my screen. . . . looks rich and delicious!

ai wei said...

yummy! i love choco mousse. gonna try this during my holiday!!!
may i know what what is the cream are u using? is it whipping cream?

Kajal@aapplemint said...

How romantic. I hope it got interesting later. Chocolate is an aphrodisiac u know :P

daphne said...

singairishgirl- try Carol's recipe, i think she used cream only!

little corner-it's more like on the day itself. LOL. So busy that we didn't manage to see each other till then. But hey, it doesn't matter!

jessy- me too! a huge fan of it!

inspiredmumof2-erm? romantic? more like simple... hahah.

pawpaw-i like that idea!

christine-thanks babe! it was lovely to share a dessert with your loved one.

wmw-anyone offering dancing lessons? LOL

tigerfish-and they are one of the hardest as well! So u r doing so well. Mine, I just stick to the easy recipes.

celine-thank goodness he is a chocolate fan! Makes things easier! haha

big boys oven-it is rich! But that also mean a little goes a long way.

ai wei- u hv to! yes, it's full cream. So the sort that is suitable for whipping. Make sure the chocolate is cool before u fold it in.

kate-haha.. what r u thinking girl! *tsk tsk tsk*

Unknown said...

oh boyyyyy, i love chocolatey sweets...choco choco choco...i want them all

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