Heart-Shaped Berry Mousse Cakes with Mirror Glaze

44m
Serves 6
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Directions

  1. 1Mix gelatine with water in a bowl and set aside.
  2. 2Place blueberries into a saucepan, add sugar and lemon juice, bring to a boil and remove from heat.
  3. 3Blend blueberries (if you use raspberries, no need to blend).
  4. 4Add gelatine to the blueberries.
  5. 5Pass the blueberries through a sieve into a bowl.
  6. 6Whip the heavy cream to medium peaks.
  7. 7Add 2-3 large tbsp of the whipped cream to the blueberries mixture and stir in gently. Carefully fold in the rest of the cream until the mixture is smooth.
  8. 8Spoon the mousse into silicone molds, place the jelly in the middle of the mousse and press the sponge cake (base) onto the top of the mousse.
  9. 9Freeze at least 4 hrs or overnight until completely firm.
  10. 10Mix gelatine with water in a bowl and set aside.
  11. 11Combine sugar, water and sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil, remove from heat.
  12. 12Add gelatine and stir.
  13. 13Pour mixture over white chocolate and let sit for 10 min., add gel food coloring, blend until smooth. Fix blender in one position to reduce air bubbles.
  14. 14Pass the glaze through a sieve 1-2 times to remove the bubbles.
  15. 15Cover the glaze by wrap and place into the refrigerator for 12 hours to stabilize.
  16. 16After stabilizing remove the wrap and reheat the glaze in the microwave for 15 sec. in several times until smooth.
  17. 17Let glaze to cool until 32C/90F.
  18. 18Remove cakes from freezer, place them on the rack or glasses and pour glaze over cakes immediately.
  19. 19Allow the excess glaze to drip off, then gently scrape the edges to remove any drops. Carefully transfer cakes using a small spatula to plate.
  20. 20Defrost for 6-12 hrs in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

  • 500 g blueberries or any other berries
  • 250 ml whipping heavy cream
  • 100 g sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 14 g unflavored gelatine
  • 75 ml water
  • 175 g white chocolate
  • 150 g sugar
  • 100 ml sweetened condensed milk
  • 75 ml water
  • 10 g unflavored gelatine
  • 60 ml water for gelatine
  • 1 gel food coloring
  • 6 sponge cake

Equipment

saucepanwhiskblendersievesilicone moldsheart-shaped moldscalemeasuring cupspatula