Chocolate Bavarian Cream

Name: Chocolate Bavarian Cream
Prep time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 125 ml (4 fl oz) cold strong coffee; 350 ml (12 fl oz) milk; 2 tablespoons rum, Cognac or orange liqueur; a pinch of salt; 100 g (3½ oz) plain or bitter chocolate, chopped finely; 5 eggs, separated; 150 ml (5 fl oz) double cream, lightly whipped; 150 g (5 oz) vanilla caster sugar; 5 kiwifruit or 2-3 large navel oranges (optional); 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1½ tablespoons gelatine

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

An elegant unmoulded dessert with a beautiful mousse-like texture. It looks wonderful made in a ring mould and decorated with kiwifruit or orange slices.

Ingredients

1½ tablespoons gelatine
125 ml (4 fl oz) cold strong coffee

Dessert
Gluten-free

Method

Place the gelatine with the coffee in a cup and leave for 5 minutes until it is spongy. Place the cup in hot water and leave the gelatine to dissolve. Bring the milk to boiling point in a large saucepan. Meanwhile whisk the egg yolks with 125 g (4