Showing posts with label Cream Cheese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cream Cheese. Show all posts

Friday, December 4, 2009

White Chocolate Mousse




Method:

Heavy Cream 1 cup
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Cream Cheese- 1/2 package softened
White Chocolate - 1 1/2 ounces , melted and cooled
Fruits(Raspberries,Blueberries)- 1 cup

Method:

1. In a bowl ,beat heavy cream until it begins to thicken.Then slowly add sugar, beating continously until stiff peak forms,then keep it aside.
2. Take another bowl , beat cream cheese until fluffy,then add melted chocolate and neat until smooth.
3. Then slowly fold cream cheese into the whipped cream.
4. Take tall glass with shot stem(parfait glass).Alternatively arrange layers of mousse and berries in to it ,ending with mousse.
5. Finally garnish with additional berries in the top of mousse.
6. Serve immediately (or) refrigerate upto 3 to 4 hours.

Method for melting chocolate:

There are 2 methods:

1. First method is microwave method,take a small glass bowl,break chocolate into small pieces into the bowl. And microwave for 1 minutes. Then take the bowl and stir it with rubber spetula, let it cool for 5 minutes.

2. Another method is, double boiling method.
Take a bowl half of water in it,boil the water in medium heat.When water is boiled,take a small glass bowl which fits the water bowl,keep this glass bowl on it, break the chocolate into small pieces into the glass bowl.Stir it with rubber spetula for a minutes till the chocolate melts.Remove from heat and keep it sseparate for cooling.









Thursday, March 5, 2009

Black Forest Cake




  • All-purpose flour(maida)-2 cups
  • Cocoa powder-3/4 cups
  • Baking soda-3/4 tsp
  • Unsalted butter-1/2 cup(4oz)
  • Milk-1 cup
  • Whipping cream-3 cup
  • Rasberry pie filling-1 can
  • Strawberry-1/2 cup sliced and chopped
  • Sugar-2 cup
  • Salt-3/4 tsp
  • Eggs-3
  • Vanilla extract-1 tbsp
  • Powdered Sugar-1/4 cup
  • Chocolate chips-1/4 cup

Method:

1.Preheat the oven at 350 degree F.
2.Take a bowl add all the dry ingredients all purpose flour,cocoa powder,Sugar and salt mix it well.
3.Then take a big bowl add butter,egg,milk and vanilla extract beat it for 3 minutes using hand mixer till nice and smooth.
4.Then divide the dry ingredients into 3 parts and add slowly to the mixer and beat it nicely,then add 2 parts beat it,then the 3rd part beat it well till the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
5.Keep it side,now take the cake pan and grease it with the butter/spray oil (or) use a butter sheet on the bottom of the pan.Then pour the mixture into the pan.
6.When the oven is heated,a beep sound will come,then keep the pan in the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes (or) until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.Then remove pan from oven, and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.Switch off the oven.
7.Frosting:Take a bowl add the whipping cream and add powdered sugar and beat it with the hand mixer until soft peaks form.
8.Split the cake layer into half of both the cake,take one layer keep it in cake stand,Spread the layer with the whipping cream evenly and top it with the raseberry pie filling and arrange strawbeery sliced on the corner.
9.Repeat this with all the other layer,then spread the whipping cream on all the sides and at top layer.
10.For topping use the chocolate chips and chopped strawberry and arrange it on the layer.

Note:
* You can use any pie filling of your choice.