Chocolate Bavarian With Strawberry Cream Food

CHOCOLATE BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Add heavy cream to a bowl and whisk until soft peaks form.
• Place Kirschwasser or water to a small heat proof bowl and sprinkle gelatin evenly over the surface. Set aside and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes to bloom.
• Add the egg yolks with powdered sugar, salt and vanilla extract to a heat proof bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add about 1-inch of water to a saucepan, that is smaller than your mixing bowl, and bring the water to a light simmer but avoid boiling.
• Place your egg yolk mixture on top and heat to a minimum of 140 F while whisking constantly.
• Chop the chocolate and add it into a heat proof bowl. Place the bowl for 20-30 seconds into the microwave. Stir and place in 15 seconds increments into the microwave until melted.
• Place the gelatin for 15 seconds into the microwave to melt. Mix well, then add to the chocolate and combine.
• Add half of the chocolate to the egg mixture and mix well. Then add the remaining chocolate and mix well again.
• Mix in about 1/3 of the whipped cream and then add fold in the remaining whipped cream in two increments.
• Fill the Bavarian cream into small desert glasses or a bowl and allow to sit refrigerated for at least 2 hours or overnight.

STRAWBERRY BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Drain strawberries, reserving syrup.
• Pour boiling water over gelatin in bowl, stirring until gelatin is dissolved.
• Add enough cold water to reserved syrup to measure 1 cup; stir into dissolved gelatin. Chill until almost set.
• Beat gelatin until foamy. Fold whipped cream and thawed strawberries into gelatin. Pour into 1 quart mold or into individual dessert dishes and chill until firm.
• Unmold; if desired, serve with sweetened whipped cream and garnish with strawberries or other fruits.

SPICED CHOCOLATE BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Place the milk in a small sauce pan with the cardamom, star anise, and cinnamon. Bring the milk to a simmer and remove from the heat. Cover and let the spices infuse into the milk for 15 minutes.
• In the mean time, whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a medium bowl until slightly fluffy and pale in color. Set aside.
• Place the water in a small dish and sprinkle the gelatin over the water. Set aside.
• Once the spices have infused into the milk, return the milk to a medium-low heat and heat to just below the boiling point. Temper the eggs by whisking a small amount of the hot milk inches Continue to whisk and add the milk slowly. Transfer the mixture back to the saucepan and heat once more to just below the boiling point while whisking constantly.
• Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the gelatin and salt. Let the mixture cool for a few minutes and add the melted chocolate and vanilla.
• Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove the spices and let it cool to room temperature. Once it's cooled, whip the cream to soft peaks and fold it into the chocolate custard. Press a piece of plastic wrap onto the surface of the Bavarian Cream and chill until ready to use.