Raspberry Mousse And Charlotte
- For the Mousse:
- 1tablespoon unflavored gelatin
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1pint fresh raspberries or 12 ounces frozen, unsweetened raspberries thawed, pureed, and strained (1 cup)
- 3 tablespoons liqueur, such as Framboise (optional)
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream , chilled
- For the Charlotte:Makes 4 6-inches in diameter serving dishes
- 1 Chocolate Jelly Roll Cake, cut into 8 equal slices about 1-inch thick
- 1pint fresh raspberries
- 3/4 cup chocolate Ganache
- To make mousse:rn Combine gelatin and 1/4 cup cold water in a small saucepan; let stand to bloom gelatin, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in 1/2 cup hot water, lemon juice, sugar, and salt; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar and gelatin dissolves.
- Stir in berry puree and liqueur; refrigerate or set in ice-water bath, whisking occasionally, until mixture thickens.rnWhip chilled cream to firm peaks; fold into mousse.
- To assemble the Charlotte:rn Place 1 slice of the cake in a 6-inches diameter serving dish.rnSpoon 4 tablespoons mousse on cake slice, cover top with a few fresh raspberries.
- Place second cake slice on top and spoon 4 tablespoons mousse on top, garnish with few more raspberries.
- Repeat the same steps to assemble three more portions. rnRefrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Make a Chocolate Ganache for the top decoration. rn In a sauce pan, bring to a simmer 3/4 cup whole milk and 2 tablespoons sugar to simmer.rnPour over 8 ounces of bittersweet chocolate (chopped) and 1 teaspoon of Instant coffee, mix until smooth and shiny.rnSteer in 2 tablespoons of cold butter and 1 tablespoon of Framboise or orange liqueur.
- Drizzle on top and return to refrigerator until ready to serve.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/13137-raspberry-mousse-and-charlotte (may not work)