Chocolate Wattleseed Mousse With Wattleseed Cream

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 125 g dark chocolate
• 50 g unsalted butter
• 70 ml orange juice
• 2 teaspoons roasted and ground wattleseed
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 teaspoons cointreau liqueur or 3 teaspoons orange liqueur
• 100 ml thickened cream
• 3 egg whites
• 1 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 250 ml thickened cream
• 2 teaspoons roasted and ground wattleseed
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar (superfine sugar)

Recipe

• 1 place chocolate, butter and juice in a microwave suitable bowl. microwave until just melted.
• 2 whisk in the wattleseed and cocoa powder.
• 3 add the 2 egg yolks and the liqueur. set aside to cool.
• 4 meanwhile, in another bowl, beat the cream until soft peaks form – set aside.
• 5 in another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then add the sugar and beat until smooth and glossy.
• 6 fold the whites into the chocolate mixture.
• 7 next, fold in the cream to the chocolate mixture.
• 8 transfer to a large serving bowl or individual bowls, and refrigerate.
• 9 for the cream:whixk all ingredients until thick. refrigerate until ready to serve. the cream is better after a few hours as this will allow the flavours to blend. serve the cream with the mousse.