White and dark chocolate Christmas tree
Celebrate the holiday season with this beautiful dessert in a shape of a Christmas tree. It might require extra work, but it will be the hit of your dinner.
1. To make the dark chocolate mousse. Chop chocolate in a pan and add 4 tablespoons of water. Let melt over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Pour in a bowl.
2. Separate whites from yolks. Incorporate one yolk at a time to the chocolate mixture. Combine well. With a pinch of salt, beat egg whites to firm peaks. Fold into the mixture, be careful not to break the egg yolks. Store in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
3. To prepare the white chocolate mousse. Chop the white chocolate in a pan and add whipping cream. Let melt over low flame. With a pinch of salt, beat egg whites to firm peaks. Fold into the white chocolate mixture. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
4. Meanwhile, prepare tuiles. Preheat oven to th. 6/7 – 200°C. Melt butter. Using a wooden spoon, mix granulated sugar, vanilla sugar, flour, eggs and a pinch of salt. Add melted butter.
5. With a tablespoon on a greasy baking sheet, drop small amounts of batter. With the back of a fork, dipped in cold water, spread batter into 6 discs of a 10 cm diameter. Bake for 4 minutes. Bake several batches by decreasing the diameter of 1 cm every 6 discs. Remove the baking sheet from oven and scrape off the tuiles with a spatula and let cool.
6. Pour the white and dark chocolate mousse in 2 pastry bags fitted witha plain round tip. Assemble the Christmas tree by alterning tuiles and mousse. Garnish with small white chocolate stars. Serve immediately.
Photo credit : Sucré Salé
