Craving chocolate? Then this is for YOU!
It's a little cake/mousse layered dessert with a surprise crunch in the middle. It was created by Hans Schweitzer, head chef at Cotto restaurant in Cambridge, for the TV show Britain's Best Dish: The Chefs.
Although I didn't watch the whole series, this recipe made it to the semi-final and seemed like one I could make at home with just a couple of changes. Everyone raved over it and I'll definitely be making it again.
The crunchy roasted hazelnut discs, waiting for the chocolate ganache mousse
You can find the recipe here: chocolate, praline and ganache mousse.
It consists of 5 easy to make layers. At the bottom is a thin chocolate sponge cake, then chocolate praline mousse, a crunchy roasted hazelnut disc, chocolate ganache mousse, and it's topped off with a chocolate disc.
My changes to the recipe: I left out the cocoa beans in the chocolate sponge layer and didn't use any gelatine or eggs in the praline mousse.
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