Tastes & Textures of Chocolate

The name says it all: this is a study of textures, and our muse is mighty chocolate. Beginning with a dense chocolate cake base with a layer of black sesame crunch, I set a crisp, brittle chocolate plaque on top. Then comes a creamy black sesame mousse, a milk chocolate-passion fruit ganache (with pop rocks!) and a guava-passion fruit gelée set inside a delicate