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Dark and white chocolate mousse cake (no bake) - Duo aux 2 chocolats

(La version française suit)

Hello everyone, how are things in your part of the world?  If it's as hot as here in France this summer, then it's the perfect time for no bake desserts like this one I experimented with this week.  There was a teeny weeny itsy bit of a mishap, but all is good, because it's the same taste after all.  Because I'm SO patient and didn't wait a few hours to add second layer, and it turned into a Dalmatian cake instead of the intended 2-layer chocolate mousse cake.  But today's mishaps are tomorrow's new recipes 😏

Ingredients :

About 10-12 ladyfingers depending on the size of  your pan, I used a 10-inch (26 cm) non-stick spring form round pan.You can also use no gluten ladyfingers or spongecake.

For dark chocolate layer :
50 g butter
200 g unsweetened dark chocolate (du chocolat patissier)
120 g mascarpone
100 g sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg whites, whipped to soft peaks (2 blanc d'oeufs)

For the white chocolate layer :  
4 sheets of gelatin, softened in 1/4 cup of water (feuilles de gélatine)
2 tablespoons of milk (du lait)
200 g white chocolate (du chocolat blanc)
120 ml whipping cream, whipped up after about 3-5 minutes with a mixer (crème liquide entière, à faire monter)
2 tablespoon of Bailey's Irish Cream (optional)

Layer your pan with ladyfingers. Find a way to cover the entire surface with the biscuits so the mousse doesn’t touch the pan.  See my extraordinary engineering feat : 


Bonjour à tous, comment ça va dans votre coin du monde? S'il fait aussi chaud qu'ici en France cet été, on fait tout pour préparer des desserts sans cuisson comme celui-ci, expérimenté cette semaine. Il y a eu un micro, mais vraiment petit accident, mais tout va bien, car c'est le même goût après tout. Parce que je suis TELLEMENT patiente et que je n'ai pas attendu quelques heures que la première couche soit prise, il s'est transformé en gâteau dalmatien au lieu du gâteau "symphonie aux 2 chocolats" avec des couches "duo" que j'avais en tête. Mais les mésaventures d'aujourd'hui sont les nouvelles recettes de demain 😏 

Voir ingrédients ci-dessus.

 Mettez une couche de biscuits cuillères dans une moule. Il faudrait environ 10-12 biscuits, selon votre plat. J'ai utilisé une moule a charnière anti-adhésive (de 22 cm).  Vous pouvez aussi utiliser des biscuits ou de gateau sans gluten. Couvrir autant que possible la surface de biscuits pour que la mousse soit superposée sur les biscuits et pas la moule. Voir mon exploit scientifiquement étudié ci-dessus.




For the dark chocolate layer, it's the basic chocolate mousse recipe, with a touch of mascarpone.  Melt butter with dark chocolate.  Add mascarpone, sugar and vanilla. Separate eggs and whip up egg whites with a beater until they form soft peaks. Once the chocolate is cooled (about 10 minutes), fold in egg whites.  Mix well enough but don't over mix so you don't flatten the egg whites. Spoon a layer on top of ladyfingers and allow to set about 2-3 hours.  If you're in a hurry like me, then allow to set 35-45 minutes and you'll get that black and white effect. 

Once the dark chocolate layer has set, make the white chocolate layer. Soften the gelatin sheets.  Over medium heat, melt white chocolate with 2 tablespoons of milk.  Remove softened gelatin sheets from water and squeeze excess water off.  Mix sheets into warm softened white chocolate until fully melted and mixed in.  Once cool, fold in whipped up cream and other  ingredients.  Allow to cool completely before layering over dark chocolate layer.  Allow to set, about 2-3 hours.  Enjoy !


Pour la couche de chocolat noir, c'est la recette de base d'une mousse au chocolat, mais avec du mascarpone. Faire fondre le beurre avec le chocolat noir. Ajouter le mascarpone, le sucre et la vanille. Séparez les œufs et montez les blancs d'œufs en neige ferme. Une fois le chocolat refroidi (environ 10 minutes), incorporer les blancs d'œufs. Mettez une couche de mousse sur les biscuits et laissez au refrigérateur environ 2-3 heures.

Une fois la couche de chocolat noir prise, faites la couche de chocolat blanc. Ramollissez les feuilles de gélatine dans de l'eau. Au feu moyen, faites fondre le chocolat blanc avec 2 cuillères à soupe de lait. Retirez les feuilles de gélatine ramollies de l'eau et essorez l'excès d'eau. Mélanger les feuilles dans le chocolat blanc tiède ramolli jusqu'à ce qu'elles soient complètement fondues et bien incorporées. Une fois la crème au chocolat blanc est refroidie (10 minutes), incorporer la crème fouettée et les autres ingrédients. Laisser refroidir. Mettez une couche de blanc sur la couche de chocolat noir. Si vous êtes pressé (comme moi), laisser la couche au chocolat noir prendre au réfrigérateur (c’est à dire à moitié prise, environ 45-60 minutes) et mettez une couche de mousse au chocolat blanc dessus et vous obtiendrez cet effet noir et blanc. Laisser reposer, environ 2-3 heures. 

Bon appetit!












Comments

  1. I am definitely going to make this one! I can almost taste it from the picture and great instructions. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. i am not a fan of chocolate but this one is worth tasting.

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