Chocolate orange cloud

Robert Gonzal
Robert Gonzal @robert
Vancouver BC

This dessert is chocolate mousse kissed by cheesecake on one cheek and an orange on the other. It wouldn't have been possible without the help of my wife, the resident dessert expert in our house. If your chocolate seizes at Step 1, as mine did, whisk in a tablespoon or two or boiling water to being it back.

Chocolate orange cloud

This dessert is chocolate mousse kissed by cheesecake on one cheek and an orange on the other. It wouldn't have been possible without the help of my wife, the resident dessert expert in our house. If your chocolate seizes at Step 1, as mine did, whisk in a tablespoon or two or boiling water to being it back.

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Ingredients

45 minutes
  1. 200 g70% dark chocolate
  2. 2 tbspunsalted butter
  3. 1/2 cupplus 2 tsp sugar
  4. 1/4 cuphot whole milk
  5. 1 cupmascarpone cheese
  6. 2 cupsheavy cream
  7. 1 tspvanilla extract
  8. Finely grated zest from one large orange

Cooking Instructions

45 minutes
  1. 1

    Whisking continuously, melt the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler. Whisk in the 1/2 cup sugar and a pinch of salt, then add the milk a little at a time until smooth and the sugar's melted. Add the mascarpone 1 tbsp at a time, whisking until it melts into the chocolate. You should end up with what looks like smooth, slightly loose pudding. Cover and put in the fridge to chill.

  2. 2

    Add the 2 tsp sugar and vanilla to the heavy cream and whip to soft peaks. Sprinkle in the orange zest and stir carefully to combine.

  3. 3

    Transfer the chocolate mixture to a large mixing bowl. Stir in a couple of tbsp whipped cream to thin it out a little. Pour in the remaining whipped cream and fold it into the chocolate. Keep going until you have a uniform mixture. Transfer the cloud to the container of your choice and let it chill in the fridge. Serve with fresh fruit and/or extra whipped cream.

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