Welcome to How To Cook That I am Ann Reardon
Today we are making a chocolate cup
I have filled these ones with white chocolate and coffee mousse and topped it with vanilla
foam.
To make the plate take a saucer, rub it with a little oil then cover it tightly in plastic
wrap.
If you bunch it on the top side and then twist it helps to tighten it and smooth out and
creases on the base
Once it is tight cover it in melted chocolate.
Then tip it on the side and tap on your arm to allow excess chocolate to drip off back
into the bowl.
Then run your thumb and finger around the edge to create a neat edge.
This also makes sure that the chocolate is not wrapping around the edge of the plate
which would make it hard to get off without breaking it.
Now to make the cup part take a container that has and wrap it in some non stick baking
paper or some foil and tape into place.
Then wrap a strip of clear plastic around the container and mark where it joins so you
know how much chocolate you need.
Now the height of this rectangle is how tall you cup is going to be so cut it to the size
that you want.
Take some more of your chocolate and spread it out over the plastic.
You need to use tempered chocolate for this or if you are new to working with chocolate
you can use fake chocolate or compound chocolate which doesn't need tempering.
I will link to the chocolate playlist at the end of this video, and there you will find
a video there explains the types of chocolate and tempering and what all of that means.
The chocolate should come just beyond where you marked on the plastic.
Carefully lift up the plastic and wrap it around the container.
Run a knife around the top and the bottom of the plastic the make sure you've have got
a straight edge and then leave aside to set.
Put the remaining chocolate into a plastic bag and cut a tiny bit off the corner.
Then pipe your handles onto non-stick baking paper.
You can print out this free template from the blog howtocookthat.net there is a link
in the description below the video.
Put the template under the paper and trace around it using the chocolate.
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for dinner who would I close?
And it is so hard to pick.
I think I'd like to have Laura Vitalle definitely Mark Crilley, the kids love Devan Supertramps
channel so we'll probably have him Id like the Shaytard family, can they count as one
and I'm not sure who to have as a fifth there are so many channels that I have even found
yet.
If you could have any 5 youtubers over for dinner who would you choose.
Let me know in the comments I'd love to hear.
If you are using real chocolate leave it at room temperature to set, if using fake or
compound chocolate you can put it in the fridge or freezer to set.
Once it is set carefully untwist the plastic wrap and push it off the edges of the plate.
Then lift off the plate and peel the plastic wrap off the chocolate.
then using your fingers gently lift the plate off and then you should be able to peel back
the plastic wrap off the chocolate and you have your saucer
With the body of the cup unwrap the plastic from the chocolate and gently pull on the
baking paper to ease it off the container.
If you use a metal container that helps here because the metal shrinks slightly when it
gets cold.
Then scrunch up the paper on the inside and take it out of the middle.
Warm a baking tray in the oven or on the stovetop, put some baking paper over the top then quickly
rest the base of the cup body onto it.
Then place that onto the plate and it will seals into place and form the base of the
cup.
To add your handle melt a tiny bit using the tray and then put it into place.
I am part filling this one with white chocolate mousse.
The recipe for this mousse is on the blog I show you how to make it in the instagram
cake video so you can watch that one if you are not sure how to make it.
Put the mousse into a plastic bag and pipe it into the cups to 3/4 fill them.
Then take some strong coffee and fold it through the remaining mousse.
Put the coffee mousse into a bag and pipe it into the cup.
And to make the froth on top we are going to put 1 cup of milk into a container.
Then take another 1/2 cup of milk and add into that your gelatin and your sugar.
Stir it really well, and then heat in the microwave or on the stove top until the it
just starts to boil.
Add this hot mixture into the cold milk and put that in the fridge and leave it until
it is just starting to set at the edges.
So you've just got the keep checking it until you get it at the right moment.
Then use an electric mixer to whip it up until you have a good layer of froth on top.
Then add a scoop of that into the cup and put in the fridge immediately to set.
Once it is set you can sprinkle with some unsweetened cocoa powder, add a spoon and
you're dessert is ready to eat.
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