This is an amazing Martha Stewart Recipe that yields 8 individual desserts. It’s delicious, but my only warning is that it pretty darn time consuming. I’ve made it twice so far. It’s pretty rich, so if you’re a chocolate lover, you’ll swoon over it. Please click through to find the recipe.
Ingredients
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Individual Chocolate Mousse
- 2 ounces solid semisweet chocolate
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place eight 6-ounce (3 1/2-inch diameter) ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet, and coat with cooking spray; set aside.
- Stir flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer. Attach bowl to mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add egg, milk, oil, vanilla, and 1/4 cup water; mix on medium-low speed until smooth and combined, about 3 minutes.
- Divide batter evenly among prepared ramekins. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely. Run a knife around sides of cakes; unmold. Cakes can be refrigerated, wrapped in plastic, up to 1 day.
- Trim each cake to 1 inch high. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cut eight 10 3/4-by-4-inch strips of parchment paper. Wrap a parchment collar around base of each cake, keeping bottom flush with baking sheet. Secure each collar with tape; set aside.
- Transfer bittersweet-chocolate mousse to a large pastry bag fitted with a large round tip (such as Ateco #808). Pipe a 1-inch layer of mousse into each parchment collar. Refrigerate until mousse is set, about 20 minutes. Repeat with milk chocolate mousse, piping on top of the bittersweet chocolate mousse. Refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
- Microwave semisweet chocolate until slightly warm but not melted, about 30 seconds. Scrape at a 45-degree angle with a vegetable peeler, forming curls. Before serving cakes, remove parchment collars, and garnish with chocolate curls. I’ve been featured:
These look delicious
It’s pretty yummy. Rich…but tasty.
Wow, those look so yummy! I would love to make them for a special occasion!
I hope you get the opportunity to make them. They’re a crowd pleaser.
These look divine!
Thanks so much!
Oh wow. These look absolutely amazing!! You did a fantastic job with them
I would love it if you would link up at Watch Out, Martha!’s link up party: Martha Mondays, going on now! Hope to see you there!
http://www.watchoutmartha.net/2012/05/martha-monday-link-up-party_13.html
I went there, but for some reason linky tools wasn’t working for me. Hopefully, I can find time to try again later. Thanks for commenting.
These look so pretty and TASTY!
Thank you so much.
Super yum & fancy. Bythewayjenngray.blogspot.com
It’s pretty yummy. Thanks for stopping by.
These are beautiful Jodi! I can see why they might be time consuming. Thank you for sharing these and your other projects (love the stick figures with popsicle sticks) at Project Queen’s Link Party.
Thank you for hosting the party and taking the time to comment. Blessings!
These look like they’re straight from a magazine! I guess if you wanted a quicker option you could do it the same but in one big glass dish? Wouldn’t look as pretty served, but still would be awesome!
It would be beautiful in a trifle dish. That’s a great idea. Thanks for commenting!
Congratulations! You’re featured today! Thanks for linking up!
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If I can’t be featured at Days of Chalk and CHOCOLATE, where can I be featured? Thanks so much!
Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday – - you were featured yesterday!
–Mandy, http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com
Thank you so much for the feature. I’ve buttoned back on the post. Appreciate it so much!
Hi Jodi, I’ll be featuring your mousse tomorrow night at Project Queen’s Highlight Party. They are beautiful!
Found it! Thanks so much for the great feature. I buttoned back on the post.
I wasn’t able to find it. I’ll check back tomorrow. Thanks so much for the feature!