You can resist everything, except temptation. And when sheer sin serenades in the form of cocoa-tipped juicy strawberries, plump plums soaked in choc sauce and chunky pineapple seared in molten brown magic, you know it is the moment to fork in the delectables. Bring on the lip-smacking fudge sauce, the layer sheathed brownies and the caramelised peach shortcakes. The infusion of fresh fruits in your chocolate dessert melee lends the lava lick a burst of natural juices. Chef Mark Wilson of Delicatessen, InterContinental The Grand, shows you just how...
Dark Chocolate Fondue with Fresh Fruit Skewers
Serves six
Ingredients:
Gnache Chocolate 500 gm
Double Cream 250 gm
Butter100 gm
Fresh cut fruits
Method: Over low flame, heat whipping cream until warm. Do not boil. Slowly add the chocolate and then the butter while stirring. Stir until the mixture becomes smooth. Place it in the fondue pot.
Dip: All seasonal fruits: juicy strawberries, fresh bananas, sliced apple, pineapple chunks, kiwi, and even marshmallows.
Mango Parfait with Chocolate Wafers
Ingredients:
Egg yolk 2
Sugar 150 gm
Gelatine 20 gms
Mango 2
Mango pulp 100 ml
Cream 250 gm
Method: For the mango parfait, place egg yolks, water and half the sugar into a saucepan and whisk to combine. Place over a low heat and cook gently, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat and pour into a mixing bowl. Whisk until the mixture cools and is light and fluffy. Place the mango flesh into a blender and blend until smooth. Pass through a sieve into a bowl. Add cream and whisk until the mixture forms soft peaks when the whisk is removed. Fold in the cooled egg yolk mixture. Spoon the mixture into six individual pudding moulds lined with cling film. Place into the freezer for 1-2 hours until completely firm. Garnish with cream, chocolate and mango
Chocolate Swiss Roll with Fresh Fruits
Ingredients:
Sponge thin sheet for Swiss roll
White chocolate garnish
For filling
Rich cream 200 gm
Chocolate Gnache 50 gm
Mixed fruit 150 gm
For topping
Rich cream 150 gm
Gnache 200 gm
Method: Lay out thin sponge Swiss roll on a butter paper. Spread whip cream and chocolate gnache on the Swiss roll. Add mix fruits and roll the Swiss rolls. Cool for an hour. Garnish with cream and gnache
Chocolate Soufflé with Mandarin Oranges
Ingredients:
Egg yolk 2
Sugar 150 gm
Cream 200 gm
Chocolate 150 gm
Mandarin Orange 150 gm
Gelatine 20 gm
Egg white 2
Method: Mix egg yolk and sugar and heat on slow fire. Add gelatine, chocolate powder and Mandarin orange. Whisk egg whites and cream and keep aside. Remove mixture from fire and add beaten egg whites and cream. Put the mixture into a mould and freeze. De-mould the soufflé and garnish with cream or chocolate sauce.
Chocolate Tart with Vanilla Cream & Fresh Strawberries
Ingredients:
Butter 150 gm
Chocolate 200 gm
Liquid glucose 10 gm
Mixed fruit 200 gms
Method: Melt cooking chocolate and pour into tart moulds. Allow to cool and de-mould shells. Melt butter and add liquid glucose. Pour this mixture into tart shells made of chocolate and garnish with fruits.
