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How to make chocolate mousse cake

Chocolate mousse cake

Chocolate mousse cake

How to make chocolate mousse cake

Chocolate mousse cake without baking using Herve This techniques Saturday 14th January 2012, Recipe 20120114

How to make chocolate mousse cake – an introduction

This wonderful chocolate mousse cake with biscuits embedded recipe to verify that chocolate mousse can be made without heating in a pot, pan or microwave or using boiling water or cream. In the previous recipe for chocolate mousse, I had used a a microwave to warm up the cocoa butter. In this recipe I did not apply any heating to the ingredients. … Continue reading “How to make chocolate mousse cake »

How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 3

Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake

Tiramisu Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake

How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 3

Chocolate mousse cheesecake recipe which is 3 layered and made Tiramisu style. Sunday 31st December 2011, Recipe 20111231

How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 3 – an introduction

This 3 layered Tiramisu style chocolate mousse cheesecake recipe makes a softer and more gel like chocolate cheesecake compared to the previous Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake recipe. In the previous recipe I had used a less whipping cream and the recipe turned out more solid. Hence this recipe is an improvement over that. … Continue reading “How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 3 »

How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 2

Tiramisu chocolate cheesecake

Tiramisu chocolate cheesecake

How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 2

3 recipes in one Sunday 18th December 2011, Recipe 20111218

How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 2 – an introduction

This is 3 recipes in one Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake recipe similar to the previous version but with additional improvements and comments. In the previous recipe I had used a different whipping cream and did not use any nuts. Hence this recipe is an improvement over that. Actually, I had done another version earlier but I had forgotten to cook or roast the almonds and that spoilt the flavour of the chocolate mousse. The raw nuts infused the chocolate … Continue reading “How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 2 »

How to make tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 1

Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake

Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake

How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 1

Saturday 3rd December 2011, Recipe 20111203

How to make Tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 1 – an introduction

It was one of those days when I was watching someone make a Tiramisu when I had an epiphany for a chocolate cake. I thought to myself that the raw eggs would be risky to serve to children and, you know, the cheese they use … I forget the name … ‘Mascara Pony’ cheese I think. As I was conjuring up these ideas, then it hit me. I could convert the chocolate mousse into a chocolate cake. Skip the skip the raw eggs, … skip everything and what do you have … chocolate mousse, cheese cake and biscuits – the Tiramisu biscuits, a tiramisu style chocolate cheesecake. … Continue reading “How to make tiramisu chocolate mousse cheesecake, part 1 »

Intriguing ways to mix cocoa powder to make chocolate mousse

mixing cocoa powder

mixing cocoa powder

Intriguing ways to mix cocoa powder to make chocolate mousse

Tuesday 10th November 2011, Recipe 20111110

Intriguing ways to mix cocoa powder to make chocolate
mousse – an introduction

I wanted to show you the results of my experiments with mixing cocoa powder to make chocolate mousse. I was trying to improve on the chocolate cake recipe and the more experiments I carried the more question began to pop into my head. So here are some of the results of my experiments.

But firstly, I must apologise for being away from this blog for a month. I was chasing my real estate clients and working on my other blog and got into a fix about which was priority. I do hope I will be able to come out with something interesting before the end of this year. … Continue reading “Intriguing ways to mix cocoa powder to make chocolate mousse »

How to make a fast chocolate cake part 3

how to make fast chocolate cake

how to make fast chocolate cake

How to make a fast chocolate cake part 3

Tuesday 9th October 2011, Recipe 20111009

How to make a fast chocolate cake part 3 – an introduction

I hope you would have read my spin on Hervé This’s Chocolate Mousse and how I had converted it into a fast chocolate cake. I have been carrying out more experiments and in the last article I mentioned the difficulties you would face when making this type of chocolate cake. In this article I have improved upon this type of chocolate cake and it is almost like a sponge cake. The baking time is longer, 30 minutes at a lower temperature of 180C (356F).
I have tackled some of the difficulties associated with making chocolate cake as mentioned in the previous article. And I have used the original expensive butter and it did make a difference to the chocolate mousse. I am still using the second brand of cocoa powder that began to weep so that I can learn how to control this. … Continue reading “How to make a fast chocolate cake part 3 »

How to make a fast chocolate cake part 2

Fast chocolate cake

Fast chocolate cake

How to make a fast chocolate cake part 2

Tuesday 23rd September 2011, Recipe 20110923

How to make a fast chocolate cake part 2 – an introduction

I hope you would have read my spin on Hervé This’s Chocolate Mousse and how I had converted it into a fast chocolate cake. In this article I would like to describe some of the problems in making the fast chocolate cake.

Let me make a correction, the fast chocolate cake recipe in the previous article should mention 75g of cocoa powder. … Continue reading “How to make a fast chocolate cake part 2 »

How to make a fast chocolate cake

Fast chocolate cake

Fast chocolate cake

How to make a fast chocolate cake

Tuesday 19th September 2011, Recipe 20110919

How to make a fast chocolate cake – an introduction

If you had read my previous article on how to convert Hervé This’s Chocolate Mousse into a chocolate cake you would know that it did require a little improvement. Now I would like to show you an improved chocolate cake. This chocolate cake is unbelievably quick to make.

Here is the recipe for the improved chocolate cake. You will notice that I have combined the chocolate mousse recipe with the chocolate cake recipe so that the ingredients can be weighed and mixed together instead of making two separate recipes. … Continue reading “How to make a fast chocolate cake »

How to make chocolate cake with Hervé This Chocolate Mousse

Hervé This Chocolate Mousse

Hervé This Chocolate Mousse

How to make chocolate cake with Hervé This’s Chocolate Mousse

Tuesday 1st September 2011, Recipe 20110901C

How to make chocolate cake Hervé This’s Chocolate Mousse – an introduction

If you had read my previous article on Hervé This’s Chocolate Mousse I didn’t realise I could convert the chocolate mousse to chocolate cake. You would know that I had improved upon the chocolate mousse by adding more dairy butter. Now I would like to show you how to convert the mousse into a chocolate cake. This chocolate cake is unbelievably quick to make and you can make large quantities and bake them in batches. … Continue reading “How to make chocolate cake with Hervé This Chocolate Mousse »

How to make Hervé This Chocolate Mousse

Hervé This Chocolate Mousse

Hervé This Chocolate Mousse

How to make Hervé This Chocolate Mousse

Tuesday 1st September 2011, Recipe 20110901

How to make Hervé This’s Chocolate Mousse – an introduction

While failing at making exotic cheeses I had been experimenting with chocolate mousse. I had been experimenting with cocoa powder to make chocolate for the past few years and accidents in making chocolate have always turned out better than following any kind of recipe. The most difficult part of chocolate making is the tempering of the chocolate especially if you do not have a thermometer. I have tried making chocolate paste from cocoa powder – a pastier version of chocolate drink, I have tried using a ban-marie, a glass bowl ban-marie, a metal pot ban-marie, … you name it and it has always not quite chocolate. I have tried adding eggs, adding cream, adding milk, adding coconut oil,… but nothing is as good or stable – doesn’t melt in your hand, as store bought chocolate. … Continue reading “How to make Hervé This Chocolate Mousse »