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Vegan Chocolate Mousse

Our rich chocolate mousse on a chocolate sponge with a bitter orange sauce

Chocolate Sponge

 Ingredients

35g

Flour

65g

Sugar

17g

Cocoa Powder

2.5g

Baking Powder

Pinch

Salt

8g

Vegetable Oil

5g

Cider Vinegar

115g

Coconut Cream

 Method

1.   Mix together the dry ingredients and separately mix the wet ingredients.

2.   Combine the two mixes and put into a lined medium tin and bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm on top

 

Mousse Layer

 Ingredients

50g

Water

20g

Sugar

25g

Montezuma Chocolate

½ Tbls

1 Tbls

Corn Flour (mixed with a bit of water)

espresso

½  Tbls

Cocoa Powder

65g

Coconut Cream (blue dragon, chilled for one hour)

 Method

1.   Put the water, sugar and chocolate together in a pan and simmer until the chocolate has melted

2.   Add the Cornflour and cook until it forms a thick cream

3.   Add the cocoa powder and espresso, stir well.

4.   Leave to cool to room temperature but not until it sets

5.   Whisk the coconut until thick and tripled in volume.

6.   Put the chocolate mix in a bowl and add ¼ of the cream, stir to loosen the mix, then sieve.

7.   Fold in the rest of the cream.

8.   Pipe or spoon onto the sponge and place in the fridge to set.

 Serve with  seasonal fruit puree.


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