Name: Light Whipped Cream & Chocolate Mousse
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 250 g good quality milk chocolate (min 35% cocoa solids), broken into small pieces; Fresh fruit, such as blueberries, to decorate (optional); Chocolate shavings, to decorate (optional); 375 ml whipping cream

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Rococo

By Chantal Coady

Published 2012

About

This is a quick and easy egg-free chocolate mousse. Make it with milk or dark chocolate, according to taste. It can be made a day in advance and can also be used to fill the Chocolate Roulade.

Ingredients

250 g good quality milk chocolate (min 35% cocoa solids), broken into small pieces
375 ml whipping cream

Method

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a bain-marie until it reaches 45–50°C. Take care, as milk chocolate has a habit of seizing up when overheated (dark chocolate is more forgiving).

Meanwhile, whip 250 ml of the cream in a large bowl until it forms soft peaks. Place the remaining cream in a s