White Chocolate Orange Mousse Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Mix crushed cookies, orange zest and butter; press onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Set aside. , In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over orange juice; let stand 1 minute. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Set aside. , For filling, melt chocolate with 1/2 cup cream in microwave; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; stir in dissolved gelatin. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and cocoa until smooth. Gradually add chocolate mixture and orange zest; mix well. In another bowl, beat remaining cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into cream cheese mixture. Spoon over crust. Refrigerate, covered, until set, about 4 hours. Freeze, covered, overnight., For glaze, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup water in a small bowl; set aside (mixture will solidify). Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, milk and remaining water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in gelatin mixture until dissolved. Add baking chips; stir with a whisk until melted. Stir in food coloring; mix well. Cool glaze, stirring occasionally, until it reaches 90°, about 40 minutes. , Place cake on an inverted 9-in. pie plate in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. pan. Remove the sides of the springform. Pour cooled glaze over frozen cake, allowing excess to drip off. Let glaze set 15 minutes before removing drips from bottom edge of cake. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Grease strips of wax paper and line them on the sides of 8 1/2-inch springform pan.
• Mix together, crumbs, sugar, margarine and rind and press onto the bottom of the prepared pan; chill.
• Melt chocolate over hot water using a double boiler or by melting in the microwave.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Sprinkle gelatin over orange mixture in saucepan.
• Let stand 5 minutes so it can become soft.
• Stir mixture over low heat until gelatin is dissolved.
• Fold chocolate into whipped cream.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture.
• Gradually stir in gelatin mixture until it is well incorporated.
• Pour mixture over crust.
• Chill for 3 hours or until set.
• Garnish with candied orange peel if you wish.
• Garnish: Cut rind from oranges into thin strips removing white pith.
• Boil rind in 1 cup water for 3 minutes.
• Strain and throw away water.
• Bring 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water to boil.
• Add rind and boil for 5 minutes; strain.

Steps:

• Combine the 2 chocolates, orange liqueur, 1/4 cup water, and the vanilla in a heat-proof bowl. Set it over a pan of simmering water just until the chocolate melts. Cool completely to room temperature. Whisk in the orange zest and butter until combined.
• Place the egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on high speed for 4 minutes, or until very thick and pale yellow. With the mixer on low speed, add the chocolate mixture. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Place 1 cup of egg whites (save or discard the rest), the salt, and 1 tablespoon of the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until firm but not dry. Whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture; then fold the rest in carefully with a rubber spatula.
• Without cleaning the bowl or whisk, whip the heavy cream and the remaining tablespoon of sugar until firm. Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. Pour the mousse into individual dishes or an 8-cup serving bowl. Chill and decorate with whipped cream and oranges. Serve with extra whipped cream on the side.
• Whip the cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. When it starts to thicken, add the sugar and vanilla and continue to whip until the cream forms stiff peaks. Don't overbeat, or you'll end up with butter!

Steps:

• Finely grate all the zest off the oranges using a cheese or other fine grater, and avoiding the white pith.
• Place the brown sugar in a small bowl, and stir in the grated zest. Set aside.
• Open a tin of coconut milk into a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. Measure off 10 fluid oz. in a measuring cup, then empty into a small saucepan and bring to just under boiling point. Remove from heat.
• Stir the sugar, zest and coconut essence into the hot milk, stirring well until the sugar has dissolved.
• Separate the eggs, putting the egg whites in a large enough bowl for whipping them later.
• Put the egg yolks in the top of a double boiler OR in a heatproof mixing bowl (such as stainless steel).
• Beat the egg yolks until pale and frothy, then beat in the sugar-coconut-zest mixture gradually, combining everything thoroughly.
• Melt the chocolate in a bowl in a microwave at low heat (consult your microwave manual if uncertain). Otherwise, melt a small knob of butter in a pot, then add the broken-up chocolate chunks, and stir until melted, over low heat. Don't use water as the chocolate might seize. Remove from hob.
• Add hot water from an electric kettle to bottom part of double boiler and put in the top part with the coconut milk mixture.
• If using a heatproof mixing bowl, set this mixture over a pot of hot water. Put over fairly low heat.
• Heat the mixture to under simmering point, stirring all the while with a whisk, for 5 - 6 minutes. Test with the back of a spoon: the mixture is ready when it coats the back of a spoon. Don't let mixture boil, as the egg yolks will cook!
• Remove the whole shebang from the heat, and gradually whisk in the melted chocolate. Stir in the Grand Marnier.
• Now lift the bowl or pot from the hot water, and set aside to cool completely.
• When cool, add the pinch of salt to the egg whites, and beat until they form stiff peaks.
• Carefully fold egg whites into the chocolate-coconut-orange mixture. (You will probably have to pour the cooled mixture in another, larger bowl to do this).
• Spoon the mousse into a glass serving dish (or use individual glasses) and chill at least 2 hours before serving.
• (Optional: to serve, toast unsweetened dessicated coconut in a pan until golden, and sprinkle over the mousse).

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients until blended. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 15 minutes or until the mixture is thickened and reaches at least 160°. Remove from the heat; stir in melted chocolate until smooth., Pour into dessert dishes. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until serving. Garnish with whipped cream and orange peel if desired.