Striped Silk

Name: Striped Silk
Prep time: 55 min
Total time: 5 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 125 g (4 oz) vanilla caster sugar; 350 ml (12 fl oz) double cream, whipped lightly; 20 g (¾ oz) gelatine; 1 litre (1¾ pints) milk; 8 tablespoons cold water; Bitter Chocolate Sauce; 40 g (1½ oz) granulated sugar; 8 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (not flavouring, omit if unobtainable); 50 g (2 oz) bitter chocolate, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

A spectacular striped Bavarian cream flavoured with caramel, vanilla and chocolate and served with Bitter Chocolate Sauce. The texture is beautifully silky.

Ingredients

20 g (¾ oz) gelatine
8 tablespoons cold water</

Dessert
Gluten-free

Method

Place the gelatine with 6 tablespoons of cold water in a cup until it becomes spongy and then set the cup in hot water to dissolve the gelatine. Using a large saucepan bring the milk to the boil. Whisk the egg yolks with the vanilla caster sugar until the mixture is thick and light. Pour the hot mil