German Chocolate Mousse Cooking Light Recipes

Steps:

• Combine first three ingredients in a saucepan; let stand 2 minutes. Cook over med-high heat to 180°F or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil.) Remove from heat and add chocolate. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Stir until chocolate melts. Pour chocolate mixture into a medium bowl; cover and chill 30 minutes or until set. Gently fold in whipped topping. Spoon about 2/3 cup mousse into each of 8 dessert bowls. Cover and chill 2 hours or until set. Top each serving with coconut and pecans.

Steps:

• 1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; let stand 2 minutes. Cook over medium-high heat to 180° or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil). Remove from heat, and add chocolate; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Stir until chocolate melts.
• 2. Pour chocolate mixture into a medium bowl; cover and chill 30 minutes or until set. Gently fold in whipped topping. Spoon about 2/3 cup mousse into each of 8 dessert bowls. Cover at least 2 hours or until set. Top each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut and 1 1/2 teaspoons pecans.

Steps:

• Combine water and the gelatine in a jug. Whisk with a fork until the gelatine has been dissolved.
• Stir the cocoa into the gelatine mix. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
• In a large mixer bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft-peaks form. Slowly add the sugar and beat until thick and glossy (beat between slow additions of sugar). With the mixer on high speed add the egg yolks (add one at a time).
• Slowly pour the gelatine mix into the egg mixture. Beat constantly until well combined.
• Pour mixture into 6 serving cups and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
• Dust with some extra cocoa to serve or use some chocolate shavings if desired.

Steps:

• Combine water and gelatin in a small bowl and whisk until gelatin has completely dissolved. Whisk in cocoa powder and set aside to cool for 15 minutes.
• Place the egg whites in a medium bowl and, using an electric mixer, beat until soft peaks form. Add sugar gradually, working with 1-2 tbsp at a time, while you beat the egg whites.
• Once the egg white mixture has reached soft peaks, beat in the egg yolks one at a time at high speed. Slowly pour in the gelatin mixture and mix until uniform in color and well-combined. Evenly distribute the mousse into six 8-oz. ramekins or other serving cups (small coffee cups would make a nice presentation) and refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours.
• Using a zester, grate dark chocolate over the top of each mousse before serving. Garnish with larger shards of chocolate, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Coat 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, and dust with 1 Tbs flour.
• Combine cocoa and chocolate in a small bowl; add boiling water, stirring until chocolate melts; set aside.
• Combine sugars, butter, and oil in a large bowl, and beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 5 minutes).
• Add yogurt, extracts, and egg whites; beat well.
• Lightly spoon sifted flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
• Combine sifted flour through salt.
• Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat in cocoa mixture.
• Pour cake batter into prepared pans and sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.
• Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes, and remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
• Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/3 cup Coconut-Pecan Frosting, and top with another cake layer.
• Spread with 1/3 cup frosting (below), and top with remaining cake layer.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
• FROSTING:.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add chopped pecans, and sauté until the pecans are browned (about 2½ minutes).
• Remove mixture from heat, and stir in sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
• Add milk, syrup, and egg yolks, and stir well.
• Cook 2 minutes over medium-high heat or until thick, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat, and stir in flaked coconut and extracts.
• Pour mixture into a bowl; cover and chill until slightly stiff (about 15 minutes).