I need a special dessert to make for my wife. Her birthday is next week and I want to surprise her. ?!
She loves chocolate & raspberries!. What would you suggest!? And will you share the recipe!? Thanks!
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Answers:
Chocolate Mousse On The Half Shell With Raspberry Sauce
2 lbs bittersweet chocolate broken into pieces
1 stick unsalted butter
2/3 cup of coffee
4 egg yolks
2/3 cup Kahlua
8 egg whites at room temperature
8 Tablespoons sugar
2 cups heavy cream
chocolate shells (see below)
raspberry sauce (see below)
fresh raspberries for garnish
Melt together the first three ingredients (chocolate, butter, & coffee) in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring occasionally!. In a small bowl mix the Kahlua into the egg yolks!. Remove double boiler from heat, gradually whisk egg yolks into the mixture, and set aside to cool to room temperature!. In a separate large bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer on low speed until foamy, then turn speed to high and beat until soft peaks form!. Into the egg whites beat the sugar one tablespoon at a time, then spoon this over the chocolate mixture but do not fold it in!. Beat the cream in the same mixing bowl with mixer on low speed until it thickens and then beat it on medium speed until soft peaks form!. Fold the chocolate mixture with egg whites into the cream Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mousse is firm (at least 4 hours)!. Put one scoop of mousse onto each chocolate shell, top with raspberry sauce, and garnish with fresh raspberries!.
Chocolate shells
Cover back of scallop shells with aluminum foil!. Melt bittersweet chocolate in a microwave or double boiler!. Paint chocolate onto foil with a pastry brush (leave a small space around the edge of the shell which will allow the chocolate to be removed easier)!. Put shells into freezer until firm!. Separate the shell from the chocolate and foil
Peel the foil off the chocolate, leaving a nice chocolate shell which needs to be kept refrigerated until used!.
Raspberry Sauce
Puree 4 pints (8 cups) of raspberries into a saucepan
Add 4 cups of sugar and bring to a boil
Thicken with a mixture of cornstarch and water (2 tablespoons of cornstarch dissolved in a half cup of water!.
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2 lbs bittersweet chocolate broken into pieces
1 stick unsalted butter
2/3 cup of coffee
4 egg yolks
2/3 cup Kahlua
8 egg whites at room temperature
8 Tablespoons sugar
2 cups heavy cream
chocolate shells (see below)
raspberry sauce (see below)
fresh raspberries for garnish
Melt together the first three ingredients (chocolate, butter, & coffee) in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring occasionally!. In a small bowl mix the Kahlua into the egg yolks!. Remove double boiler from heat, gradually whisk egg yolks into the mixture, and set aside to cool to room temperature!. In a separate large bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer on low speed until foamy, then turn speed to high and beat until soft peaks form!. Into the egg whites beat the sugar one tablespoon at a time, then spoon this over the chocolate mixture but do not fold it in!. Beat the cream in the same mixing bowl with mixer on low speed until it thickens and then beat it on medium speed until soft peaks form!. Fold the chocolate mixture with egg whites into the cream Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mousse is firm (at least 4 hours)!. Put one scoop of mousse onto each chocolate shell, top with raspberry sauce, and garnish with fresh raspberries!.
Chocolate shells
Cover back of scallop shells with aluminum foil!. Melt bittersweet chocolate in a microwave or double boiler!. Paint chocolate onto foil with a pastry brush (leave a small space around the edge of the shell which will allow the chocolate to be removed easier)!. Put shells into freezer until firm!. Separate the shell from the chocolate and foil
Peel the foil off the chocolate, leaving a nice chocolate shell which needs to be kept refrigerated until used!.
Raspberry Sauce
Puree 4 pints (8 cups) of raspberries into a saucepan
Add 4 cups of sugar and bring to a boil
Thicken with a mixture of cornstarch and water (2 tablespoons of cornstarch dissolved in a half cup of water!.
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I made this cake for a wedding shower a couple of weeks ago and everyone loved it!.
VERY SIMPLE
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
1 Devils Food Cake Mix (make as directed, pour into 8" cake pans)
1 can of Raspberry filling (found near all the pie fillings in the baking aisle) usually a smaller can than all of the other fillings!.
Baker's Chocolate Frosting Recipe (found on the inside of the Unsweetened Bakers Chocolate squares)
Fresh Raspberries if available
For best results!. Freeze the cake rounds overnight, Spray some wax paper with cooking spray flip the cake onto the wax paper, wrap in foil, and then freeze!.
Put a thin layer of chocoalte frosting on the top of the bottom layer, then top with a generous portion of raspberry sauce!. Put top round on, frost the rest of the cake!. Top with fresh berries and mint leaves if you so desire!.
Notes: The frozen cake will frost easier, and cuts much easier too!.
If your rounds are very unbalanced (rounded tops) Very carefully trim the tops with a large serrated knife!.
Be careful, the sauce in the center can cause the layers to slide!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
VERY SIMPLE
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
1 Devils Food Cake Mix (make as directed, pour into 8" cake pans)
1 can of Raspberry filling (found near all the pie fillings in the baking aisle) usually a smaller can than all of the other fillings!.
Baker's Chocolate Frosting Recipe (found on the inside of the Unsweetened Bakers Chocolate squares)
Fresh Raspberries if available
For best results!. Freeze the cake rounds overnight, Spray some wax paper with cooking spray flip the cake onto the wax paper, wrap in foil, and then freeze!.
Put a thin layer of chocoalte frosting on the top of the bottom layer, then top with a generous portion of raspberry sauce!. Put top round on, frost the rest of the cake!. Top with fresh berries and mint leaves if you so desire!.
Notes: The frozen cake will frost easier, and cuts much easier too!.
If your rounds are very unbalanced (rounded tops) Very carefully trim the tops with a large serrated knife!.
Be careful, the sauce in the center can cause the layers to slide!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
What about this!?
White Chocolate Cake
Cake Ingredients
120g butter (diced)
200g white chocolate (fine chopped)
165g fine sugar
2 eggs (well beaten)
110g flour
75g self raising flour
100g white chocolate (fine chopped)
75g roasted macadamia nuts (chopped)
150g fresh or frozen raspberries
powdered sugar (optional)
Action
a!. Line a 23x23 cm baking pan with baking sheet!.
b!. Melt the butter and chocolate in a steel pot on low heat!.
c!. Combine the rest of the ingredients, in a large bowl!.
d!. When the chocolate is melted, mix them with the rest!.
e!. Spoon the mixture in the baking pan and bake in 185°C oven, for about 50 minutes!.
f!. When they are set, let cool in the pan!.
g!. Divide the cake in 18 portions and sprinkle the powdered
sugar over!.
Happy Baking!Www@FoodAQ@Com
White Chocolate Cake
Cake Ingredients
120g butter (diced)
200g white chocolate (fine chopped)
165g fine sugar
2 eggs (well beaten)
110g flour
75g self raising flour
100g white chocolate (fine chopped)
75g roasted macadamia nuts (chopped)
150g fresh or frozen raspberries
powdered sugar (optional)
Action
a!. Line a 23x23 cm baking pan with baking sheet!.
b!. Melt the butter and chocolate in a steel pot on low heat!.
c!. Combine the rest of the ingredients, in a large bowl!.
d!. When the chocolate is melted, mix them with the rest!.
e!. Spoon the mixture in the baking pan and bake in 185°C oven, for about 50 minutes!.
f!. When they are set, let cool in the pan!.
g!. Divide the cake in 18 portions and sprinkle the powdered
sugar over!.
Happy Baking!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Check out "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz or "My Sweet Vegan" by Hannah Kaminsky!.
"Vegan Cupcakes" has a wonderful recipe for chocolate cherry cupcakes--sort of like Black Forest cupcakes--but I don't think delicate raspberries would work here!. Still, it's one of my faves!.
"How it All Vegan" has a chocolate pudding cake, and you can sprinkle raspberries over the top!.
also check out www!.vegweb!.com, as they may have some nice desserts there!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
"Vegan Cupcakes" has a wonderful recipe for chocolate cherry cupcakes--sort of like Black Forest cupcakes--but I don't think delicate raspberries would work here!. Still, it's one of my faves!.
"How it All Vegan" has a chocolate pudding cake, and you can sprinkle raspberries over the top!.
also check out www!.vegweb!.com, as they may have some nice desserts there!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I was just going to say a chocolate mousse with pureed raspberries! The recipe below looks delicious!.
You could also make a flourless chocolate cake (http://www!.cacaoweb!.net/flourlesschocola!.!.!. ) with rasberries and chocolate sauce on the top!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You could also make a flourless chocolate cake (http://www!.cacaoweb!.net/flourlesschocola!.!.!. ) with rasberries and chocolate sauce on the top!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here's a recipe for raspberry ganace pie!. It's delicious and pretty easy to make!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Molten Chocolate Cakes With Sugar-Coated Raspberries Www@FoodAQ@Com