Dark chocolate mousse in chocolate moulded cups
Delicate melt in mouth chocolate mousse in homemade chocolate moulded cups, I think they would make a nice Valentine's Day gift ! They are easy to make too - the most difficult part is waiting for the mousse and cups to set in the fridge, but trust me you will not regret it :) Are you baking anything for the Valentine's Day?
Ingredients
for the chocolate cups:
300g dark chocolate
for the chocolate mousse:
150g dark chocolate
20ml espresso
2 eggs
40g granulated sugar
75ml double cream
a few strawberries to decorate
cocoa powere for dusting
mini silicone cupcake moulds (similar here or if you're in Valentine's mood)
Instructions
to make the cups:
- start by making the chocolate moulds
- in a medium bowl, melt the chocolate over simmering water
- with a brush or a spoon, drop around 1 tablespoon of chocolate into a silicone mould and spread over the edges - to about middle of the mould edge.
- carefully place another mould on top of the chocolate, pressing on the edges so that the melted chocolate fills the mould to the top
- place in the fridge until the chocolate has set (around half an hour)
- to release, carefully peel off the bottom mould followed by the top one
- repeat with the rest of the moulds
to make the mousse:
- in a medium pan, melt the chocolate with espresso over simmering water
- separate the eggs and beat the yolks with 20g of sugar until it has dissolved
- whip the cream until stiff
- beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and then slowly add the remaing 20g of sugar and continue beating
- add the egg yolk mixture to the cooled chocolate and stir until combined
- quickly add the whiped cream and whisk to combine
- slowly fold in the egg whites to the chocolate mousse
- divide the chocolate mousse between the chocolate cups and chill in the fridge for around 3 hours
- decorate with strawberries and dust with some cocoa powder
Enjoy!
