Tuesdays with Dorie BWJ: Cocoa Nests with Caramel Mousse

June 8, 2016 at 8:50 am | Posted in BWJ, groups, other sweet, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 7 Comments
Tags: baking, dessert

I’ve been on a chocolate tear here for the last few weeks. I guess though that caramel is really the dominate flavor in Charlotte Akoto’s Cocoa Nests with Caramel Mousse. And I guess I should actually call the “mousse” that I made “cream” since I totally dumbed down her mousse recipe and just made a caramel whipped cream.

The nests are decoratively piped cocoa meringues, dried to a crisp in a low oven. I wanted to skip the gelatin and egg yolk bombe-based mousse in the recipe, so I just made a dry caramel (on the dark side) with a bit of sugar, poured in some cream and let it come up to a boil. Then I chilled the mix for several hours before I whipped it like regular cream. This is something I’ve made at the restaurant before, and it’s pretty freakin’ tasty. It’s sweet though, and I knew the meringue nests would be, too, so instead of making the nut praline garnish, I just scattered some chopped toasted hazelnuts over the finished dessert. This was a fun project and reminiscent of a pavlova.

For the recipe, see Baking with Julia by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!

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I’m not sure how dessert can get any better than this!!

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Comment by wearenotmartha— June 8, 2016 #

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Yum! These look delicious! Looking forward to making them.

Comment by Margaret— June 8, 2016 #

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This looks delicious!

Comment by Jack and Miranda— June 9, 2016 #

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Love your adaptations and how you are not afraid to mix it up!

Comment by sunshine x 2— June 11, 2016 #

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These look delicious!
Liebe Gruesse Monika

Comment by monikasbeautifulhome— June 16, 2016 #

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Oh this looks spectacular!

Comment by saffronandhoney— June 18, 2016 #

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This is stunning! Beautifully styled.

Comment by Carmen— August 12, 2016 #

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