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Chocolate and Mandarin Cream Cakes

QimiQ Benefits

  • 1 kg QimiQ Whip can replace up to 3 litres of fresh heavy cream
  • Quick and simple preparation
  • Real dairy cream product, cannot be over whipped

Minutes

25

Difficulty

medium

Chocolate and Mandarin Cream Cakes
Chocolate and Mandarin Cream Cakes

Ingredients

For 10 portions

  • Sponge Base

  • 6pcs

    Egg(s)

  • 300g

    Sugar

  • 1package

    Vanilla sugar

  • 1pinch(es)

    Salt

  • 1pcs

    Lemon(s), juice only

  • 0.5pcs

    Lemon(s), finely grated zest

  • Rum flavoring

  • 250g

    AP Flour, plain

  • g

    Butter, for the baking tin

  • For the mandarin mousse

  • 250g

    QimiQ Whip, chilled

  • 120ml

    Mandarin juice

  • 150g

    Mascarpone

  • 100g

    Mandarin(s), diced

  • For the chocolate mousse

  • 200g

    QimiQ Whip, chilled

  • 140ml

    Milk

  • 100g

    Sugar

  • 120g

    Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa), melted

  • 10ml

    Grand Marnier

Preparation

  1. For the mandarin mousse: lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip ensuring that the complete mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl).
  2. Add the mandarin juice and mascarpone and continue to whip whisk at top speed until the required volume has been achieved. Fold in the diced mandarins.
  3. Cut the sponge base to fit into small dessert rings. Place the bases into the dessert rings and half fill the rings with the mandarin mousse. Chill for at least 2 hours.
  4. For the chocolate mousse lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip ensuring that the complete mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl).
  5. Add the milk and sugar and continue to whip at top speed until the required volume has been achieved.
  6. Fold in the luke warm chocolate and Grand Marnier.
  7. Pour the chocolate mousse onto the mandarin mousse and chill for a further 2 hours.
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