Chocolate Pavlovas with Mascarpone Mousse
The June 2010 Daring Bakers challenge featured chocolate pavlovas or meringues topped with chocolate mascarpone mousse and a creme anglaise drizzle.
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French Yule Log, Update
A follow-up concluding my December 2008 Daring Bakers challenge, and offering suggestions to use up leftover elements from the dessert.
French Yule Log
The December 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured a modern French holiday confection, the frozen yule log, consisting of layers of cake, ganache, creme brulee, feuillete crisp, and mousse under a shiny glaze. I went with…
If You Like Piña Coladas…
The May 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured an almost "albino" version of the traditional dark chocolate opéra cake. My variation had a piña colada theme, involving pineapple curd and mousse, coconut buttercream, and a garnish…
Milk Chocolate Caramel Tart
The August 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured a milk-chocolate caramel tart, with creamy caramel hidden under a layer of fluffy mousse and a garnish of hard caramel scribbles.
The Banana Calamity
These frozen banana and mascarpone mousse parfaits did not remotely cooperate with my freezer, but they tasted good topped with homemade chocolate sauce and slivered almonds.