Thursday 20 March 2014

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Mousse





IngredientMethod
Flourless Cake
55g butter
2 eggs
20g sugar 
1 tbsp cocoa powder
75g bittersweet chocolate`
Pinch of salt                                                                             
1 Line a 7-inch springform pan(with a removable base) with parchment paper. Separate egg yolks from whites. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
2 Melt chocolate and butter over a bain-marie until smooth. Add  yolks one at a time and stir well. Add cocoa powder and salt.
3 Whip egg whites until foamy with a mixer, gradually add sugar.  Gently fold the whipped whites to chocolate mixture . Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30  minutes.
Caramel Mousse
15g sugar 
1 tbsp water
1 tbsp butter, at room temperature
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp water
118ml heavy cream, divided   
1/2 tsp  vanilla extract                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
1 Heat 1/4 cup of the cream until it is hot and set aside. Combine cornstarch with water and set aside.
2 Place the sugar and water in a medium heavy bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, and cook without stirring until sugar dissolves and gets a caramel color. Remove the pan from the heat and add the hot cream and butter. It will bubble a little bit. Stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Add cornstarch mixture and bring to boil. Cook until thick and bubbly for about 1 minute, stirring constantly.
3 Remove from heat, add vanilla extract and salt. Pour into a bowl, cover and refrigerate to chill.
4 Whip the remaining 3/4 cup cream. Fold 1/3 of whipped cream into caramel mixture and then fold in the remaining whipped cream.

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