Description
A delicious make-ahead layer dessert.
Ingredients
Chocolate Mousse Layer
- 100g dark chocolate (3.5oz)
- 250ml heavy cream, chilled (1 cup)
- 1 whole large egg plus 2 egg yolks
- 50grams granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
- 1 tablespoon rum
Cranberry Sauce Layer
- 100ml orange juice (1/2 cup)
- 100grams granulated sugar (1/2 cup)
- 200 grams cranberries (2 cups)
- 1 cinnamon stick
Whipped Cream Layer
- 250ml heavy cream, chilled (1 cup)
- 1 sachet stabilizer for whipped cream
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Sugared Cranberries (optional)
- a handful of cranberries
- 280g white granulated sugar (1 and 1/2 cups)
- water
Instructions
- For the mousse, start off by chopping the chocolate into small pieces and melting over a double broiler or electric chocolate melter
- Whip heavy cream until peaks form and chill in the fridge
- In a double broiler, add the egg plus yolks and sugar and turn the heat to medium high
- Stirring constantly, let the mixture cook for about 15min or until a cooking thermometer reads 70°C or 160° F
- Remove from heat and stir until mixture has cooled again
- Quickly stir in the melted chocolate and rum until smooth
- Gently fold the whipped cream underneath
- Pour into small glasses and chill in the fridge
- For the cranberry sauce, add orange juice and sugar to a sauce pan and bring to a boil
- Reduce heat to medium and add in cranberries and cinnamon stick
- Continue to cook until most cranberries have burst, about 10min
- Let it cool down to room temperature
- Whip up the heavy cream with the stabilizer and sugar
- Assembly your layer dessert by adding a layer of cranberry sauce to the mousse and pipping a layer of whipped cream on top (I used a Wilton 2D tip)
- Decorate with sugared cranberries
Sugared Cranberries
- Place cranberries in a glass bowl or jar and add 100grams (1/2 cup) of sugar
- Fill up with water and stir to dissolve the sugar
- Let cranberries soak in sugar mixture overnight
- Discard the water and put the rest of the sugar in a deep plate and cover cranberries in the sugar
- Let them dry for 2h
Notes
Store this layer dessert covered with plastic wrap in the fridge for up to 3 days.