Chocolate Pudding Mousse Cake
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 20 minutes plus overnight setting time
Cooking time: 10 minutes
- 180g/6ozs dark chocolate, finely blitzed
- 900ml/1.9pint full cream milk
- 500ml/1pint pure or thickened cream
- 130g/4.6ozs caster or superfine sugar
- 60g/2ozs cornflour/fine cornstarch
- 60g/2ozs cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 cup cold coffee or water
- 8 teaspoons/29g/1oz gelatine powder or enough gelatine to set 2 litres/4.2pints of liquid
Step 1 - Line the base and sides of a 19.5cm x 10cm x 11cm/7.6x4x4.3inches loaf tin twice with parchment paper. Secure the sides with pegs.
Step 2 - In a medium saucepan add the chocolate, milk, cream and sugar and stir to dissolve sugar. Sift in the cornstarch, cocoa powder and vanilla and simmer until thickened making sure to stir to avoid the mixture catching on the bottom of the pan. Stir until thickened in texture. Take off the heat and cool to less than 100C/212F. Thermomix directions: place the chocolate, milk, cream, sugar, cornstarch, cocoa and vanilla in the TM bowl and set to 9 minutes, 100C, speed #4. Cool with the lid off for 10 minutes.
Step 3 - In a microwave proof bowl add the coffee or water and sprinkle the gelatine powder on top. Stir to make sure there are no dry bits and then microwave on high for 20 seconds or until liquid is clear. Add this gelatine mixture to the chocolate mixture and whisk very well to combine. Thermomix directions: set to 30 seconds, speed #4. Pass the mixture through a sieve into the loaf tin and then cover the actual surface with cling film to prevent a skin forming. Allow to cool in the tin to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight.
Step 4 - Remove the cling film and pass a knife along the side of the pudding to loosen it. Place the serving platter on top of the tin and upturn the tin. Remove the parchment and sieve cocoa on top. Cut into slices with a hot knife - to do this either dip the knife in a jug of hot water or heat the knife over a gas flame.