Brownie base:
Melt the chocolate and butter over a simmering pan of water. Remove and add the sugar and salt and mix well. Add the cornstarch and mix well. Add the eggs and mix well.
Pour into a greased (and parchment lined bottom) springform pan.
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6 eggs. separated, at room temperature
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp banana extract or emlsion
1-1/4 cups cake flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
Line a 15×10 pan with parchment paper, Spray with cooking spray
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
In a mixer, beat the yolks and water until lemon colored. Gradually beat in the sugar. Gradually add the flour mixture and blend well.
Mixture will be thick
Cups:
Melt 12 oz. of semi sweet chocolate. Using either small plastic or paper cups, pour melted chocolate into cup, filling it up entirely. Pour out excess.
NOTE: prior to filling cups, cup a small “nick” in the top of the cup to ease peeling later.
Refrigerate cups until chocolate is firm – peel over cups and dispose. Refrig cups until ready to use
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First make the lemon curd (at least one day before):
2-1/2 cups sugar
4 tsps cornstarch
1 cup fresh lemon juice
4 eggs
4 egg yolks
1-1/2 sticks of butter cut into small cubes
In a pan, mix the sugar and cornstarch. Add the lemon juice and whisk in. Add yolks and eggs, and mix thoroughly. Add butter. Put pan on medium heat and continue whisking for about 10-12 minutes, or until mixture thickens. Pour into a new bowl. Cover surface with plastic wrap and then cover the entire bowl again with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for up to 1 week.
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Chocolate sponge cake:
7 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Mix all in a mixer bowl over a pan of simmering water. Heat till “baby bottle” warm.
Remove from heat and put the mixer bowl on mixer and begin beating for about 8-9 minutes, or until light and tripled in volume.
Generously grease and flour a parchment bottom 10″ springform pan.
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For the sponge cake:
6 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
6 tbsps melted butter
In a bowl over simmering water, mix the eggs and sugar until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is warm – do not boil.
Place bowl on an electric mixer and beat until light in color and tripled in volume. Remove
Sift the flour and salt into the egg mixture and carefully fold in, trying not to deflate the mixture.
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Chocolate Cups:
Melt 6 oz of chocolate over a water bath or in microwave. Using a brush, heavily paint inside of a foil lined ramekin, a foil baking cup ora silicon mold.
Refrigerate at least an hour. Unmold – store in refrigerator.
Peanut Butter Mousse:
8 oz soft cream cheese
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cups heavy cream
1/4 tsp vanilla
Beat cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar till well blended. Put mixture on high and beat mixture until it is very fluffy.
In a separate bowl, beat heavy cream and vanilla until stiff. Fold into the peanut butter mixture.
Fill cups and refrigerate at least 30 minutes for serving. Decorate as you desire.
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2 cups heavy cream
4 large egg yolks
3 tbsps granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2-1/2 oz. white chocolate – chopped
2-1/2 oz. milk chocolate – chopped
2-1/2 oz. dark chocolate – chopped
In a medium pan over medium heat, heat 3/4 cup of the heavy cream just until it starts to steam. In a separate bowl, mix the yolks, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
In a slow, steady stream, pour the hot cream into the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour the mixture back into the pan and cook it over low to medium heat, whisking constantly about 4 minutes or until a thermometer read 160 degrees. Remove from heat and pour thru a sieve and set aside.
In 3 separate bowls, melt the chocolates over the simmering water. Whisk 1/3 of the custard into each chocolate and cool completely.
Beat the remaining whipped cream on high until peaks form. Gently fold 1/3 of the cream into each chocolate mixture carefully trying not to deflate them.
Layer the different mousses into pretty chips and chill several hours before serving. Garnish as you wish.
NOTE: this recipe made 4 (one cup or 8 oz each) servings
Ooma's Cookie Jar 