Raspberry Mousse Cakes ~ A lovely light cake for your Valentines dessert.
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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Nutella Mousse ~ Rich in flavor and light in texture, this mousse combines the classic flavors of chocolate and hazelnut with caramel and bananas for a one-two combination that will have you begging for more.
This is hands down my favorite mousse. Why? Here’s my one worded answer: Nutella.
I’ve had Nutella before, but never baked with it. And, guess what you will be seeing a few more recipes of? Yep, it’s my new found addiction.
I imagine it’s like what crazy peanut butter lovers are like. You imagine it with everything and anything. I had it the other day with just some waffles for breakfast, then that breakfast was repeated for lunch and then again for dinner. See the pattern here?
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Chocolate Mousse Brownie Bites ~ A soft and chewy brownie bite piled with a light chocolate mousse.
It started with a simple request for a basic brownie, to quote the requestor, “Can you make straightforward brownie-no candy bar chopped and piled on top, no crushed cookies tucked in the center, no cream cheese top, just a plain brownie?”
As evident by the picture, I’m sure we can all agree I’m not a very good listener-kind of. I did in fact make the brownies as requested for the family and then choc-la-fied them some more with mousse to what you see in the picture.
I usually like my brownie warmed and with a scoop of ice cream. This time around I wanted to try something lighter like a mousse and . . .I may never go back. Okay, a wee-bit of an exaggeration, since I love ice cream.
But what I did like about the mousse was it provided a textural break with its lightness while smoothing out the richness of the chocolate for a more even bite. Continue reading Chocolate Mousse Brownie Bites
