I LOOOOOVE chocolate mousse, but then again who doesn't? For Easter dinner we had homemade chocolate mousse with espresso and raspberries and it was divine and so easy to make. The next morning we had the leftover mousse for brunch dessert with even more raspberries!
It's getting pretty hectic at the moment with exams coming up soon so I keep daydreaming about that week I had back home in Norway with sunshine, the ocean a mere 5 minute walk away, delicious meals and a bakery 200m from my house. Agh. I'm lazy whenever I'm back in England and I really don't bake as much as I'd like to. Life's tight on a student budget hehe.
Anyways, this recipe is so easy to make and the warm espresso does most of the chocolate melting for you! For this recipe you'll need
200 grams of dark chocolate
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 dl warm espresso (the taste of the espresso will affect the mousse slightly so go for a coffee that you really like. I love beans with fruity and dark berries notes as I think this goes really well with the mousse)
3 egg yolks
3 dl double cream
1. Chop the chocolate into small pieces and pour the hot espresso over it, leaving it for 5-10 minutes stirring occasionally to ensure that the chocolate is melting properly.
2. Mix the egg yolks into the slighly cooled chocolate mixture. Whip the cream until it's got a soft whipped cream consistency and carefully fold the cream into the egg & chocolate mixture.
3. Put the mousse in bowls or cups and chill for at least 2-3 hours. Serve with berries!
Summer has finally arrived in Norway (even though Oslo had hail, rain AND thunder yesterday), and we have had some very very warm weeks. High temperatures and lots of people is not really a pleasant combination for me, so I decided to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and drove down to my cabin in Southern Norway on Wednesday. For some strange reason I transform into a different person when I visit my cabin: I wake up early most days without an alarm and I always rediscover my passion for baking. When it comes to baking there is one cake that nothing can beat. And that is a gooey, warm fudge brownie. I've played around with a couple of recipes before and now, finally, I have the perfect recipe.
For this recipe you'll need:
110g butter
200g chocolate
190g caster sugar
80g dark brown sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
30g almond flour
2 tbsp dark cocoa powder
50g all-purpose flour
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Melt the butter and chocolate in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water. Add the sugar and stir for a couple of minutes and let the sugar slightly dissolve in the mixture.
2. Remove the bowl and let the mixture cool down slightly. Add the eggs and the vanilla extract and whisk until smooth. Finally add the flour and cocoa powder and whisk thoroughly into the mixture.
3. Pour the mixture into a cake pan (the size will vary depending on how you want your brownie) and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Remember to check the cake frequently and take it out of the oven when it's very gooey (it will continue to cook and then set once it has cooled down).
Happy baking!
Photos by me
M x
