My OperaOrange & Chocolate Mousse
Thursday, October 9, 2008 12:35:00 AM
Last week was one of my best friend's birthday.
Of course, no birthday is nice if there's no surprise. And there's no surprise without a birthday cake (At least, not with me... Hehehe). So, I decided to make him the recipe he likes the most. I think this was one of my first desserts he has ever tried from me, and he liked it so much I just can't think of doing it without seeing his image when he put the first spoon of this mousse in his mouth.
It's a very easy and effective mousse, you just need to be patient with all ingredients.
After making the mousse, and having spoonfuls of it, I turned it into a triple layer mousse cake, using this recipe both for filling and for topping (I admit that was quite lousy of my part), but the final result was sooo nice, I was really proud of my very first cake!
The final result is that he didn't come to where we were waiting for him with the cake, so I had to go to his house to make a "surprise party delivery"!
Enjoy this recipe, it has more ingredients than my last mousse, but this really is a must do, for chocolate lovers!
(Ah, and sorry for posting no picture, my editor isn't working here... But tomorrow It'll be ok!)
- Higa
Orange Chocolate Mousse
Serves 6
200g Semi-sweet Chocolate
Zest of 1 Orange
2 cups Heavy Cream
2 tbsp Contreau
3 Egg Whites
2 tbsp Sugar
Start melting the chocolate and mixing it with the orange zest.
Whip the cream with the contreau until it's fluffy. Fold in the chocolate with the orange.
Whip the egg whites with the sugar until they are stiff. Fold it into the cream with chocolate.
Pour the mousse into small portions, and chill for 8 hours or more.
Serve with chocolate rind or as a filling for a nice sponge cake.
Anonymous # Thursday, October 9, 2008 7:04:01 PM
Anonymous # Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:50:22 AM