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Raspberry Mousse Cakes ~  A lovely light cake for your Valentines dessert.

Raspberry Mousse Cakes

Are you gasping that I’m already launching into Valentines when Christmas and New Years has just hardly passed? Well Valentines is one of my favorite baking holidays. It incorporates one of my favorite colors, pink and one of my favorite motifs, hearts. So expect to see lots of Valentines treats.
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Homemade Chocolate Dessert Cups ~ Elegant and understated, these homemade chocolate cups pack a lot of appeal. They are small enough in size to outfit a holiday dessert, like your choice of mousse, for a one bite delight. 

Homemade Chocolate Dessert Cups Filled with Mousse

This past week I had to bring dessert to a holiday gathering and short on time I quickly threw together what you see here. Luckily, I had some leftover pumpkin caramel mousse that I froze from this post. Before you go wrinkling your nose on me at the mention of frozen, let me say, mousse freezes quite well and can be kept up to 6-8 weeks without any compromise in taste and texture.The left over mousse was originally intended for some pumpkin cupcakes, but these homemade chocolate dessert cups beat it to the front of the line.

When I say easy—I’m talking melt some chocolate in the microwave, grab a small paint brush and a candy form and just start painting the chocolate on the walls of the form. Don’t worry about making beautiful smooth strokes, no one is going to see the inside. » Read the rest of this entry «

Pumpkin Caramel  Mousse Cake ~  A Fall dessert that is elegant enough for your Thanksgiving or holiday dinner.

Pumpkin Caramel Mousse Cake

Like most of you, I’m on a pumpkin kick. This latest pumpkin caramel mousse recipe is turning out to be my favorite so far. I love the caramel flavor paired with the pumpkin and the texture is just right, light, smooth and full of flavor. Along with that, it’s versatile enough to use as a component to many other desserts, like frosting for cupcakes or a Fall trifle.

For the recipe and the remainder of this post, head on over to Endless Simmer where you can find my recipe for the Pumpkin Caramel Mousse and how to make the joconde cake (recipe by Bo Friberg).