Chocolate Volcanoes With Raspberry Coulis Food

CHOCOLATE VOLCANOES WITH RASPBERRY COULIS

Steps:

• Volcano: Dissolve coffee granules in boiling water& set aside to cool.
• Grease 6, 4-oz (125 ml) ramekins.
• Using a whisk, combine flour, cocoa and baking powder in a small bowl, set aside.
• Melt chocolate in a double boiler, add butter& sugar and stir until smooth; transfer to a large bowl.
• Using an electric mixer, beat in eggs 1 at a time on medium speed, add dissolved coffee& flour mixture and continue beating until fully mixed; raise mixer speed to high and beat for 6 more minutes.
• Pour batter into ramekins and tightly wrap with plastic wrap; freeze overnight or up to 2 weeks.
• Coulis: Combine raspberries& sugar in a blender and puree until smooth; strain through a sieve or cheesecloth to remove seeds.
• Add liqueur and store in refrigerator.
• Assembly: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Take ramekins out of freezer, remove plastic wrap& bake volcanoes for 18 minutes – no longer!
• Cool on rack for 5 minutes- the outsides will be crusty and the centers will be gooey (sort of like your average volcano).
• To serve, drizzle individual plates with raspberry coulis; invert each ramekin onto a plate& add a small scoop of ice cream.

CHOCOLATE VOLCANOES WITH RASPBERRY COULIS

Steps:

• Dissolve coffee granules in boiling water. Set aside to cool. Grease 6, 4-oz (125 ml) ramekins.
• Using a whisk, combine flour, cocoa and baking powder in a small bowl. Reserve.
• Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Add butter and sugar and stir until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat in eggs 1 at a time on medium speed. Add dissolved coffee and flour mixture and continue beating until fully mixed. Raise mixer speed to high and beat for 6 more minutes (there must be something good on TV!).
• Pour batter into ramekins and tightly wrap with plastic wrap. Freeze overnight or up to 2 weeks.
• Combine raspberries and sugar in a blender and puree until smooth. Strain through a sieve (or a clean J-cloth) to remove seeds. Add liqueur and store in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Take ramekins out of freezer, remove plastic wrap. Bake volcanoes for 18 minutes - no longer! Cool on rack for 5 minutes. The outsides will be crusty and the centers will be gooey - sort of like your average volcano.
• To serve, drizzle individual plates with raspberry coulis. Invert each ramekin onto a plate and add a small scoop of ice cream.

RASPBERRY COULIS

Steps:

• Combine raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice in the bowl of a small food processor. Blend until smooth and sugar has dissolved, 15 to 20 seconds. Adjust sugar if desired, and blend again.
• Strain mixture using a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds. Refrigerate until ready to use.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY VOLCANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to directions on brownie package.
• Grease and flour a round cake pan and a 8 x 8-inch square pan.
• Prepare brownies as directed on package.
• Spoon 1/2 of the batter evenly in the round cake pan and the other
• half evenly in the square pan.
• Bake for 17-20 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center of
• the brownie comes out clean.
• Cool completely.
• Combine sugar, strawberries and water in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and gently boil
• for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl. Add to saucepan,
• whisking until thickened.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Cut the brownies in the square pan into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Spoon mixture over brownie in the round pan. Sprinkle brownie
• cubes and walnuts on top.
• Drizzle with warmed hot fudge sauce over top of dessert.
• Cut into wedges to serve.

HOT CHOCOLATE "VOLCANO"

Steps:

• Whisk the cocoa powder, sugar, cornstarch, powdered milk, cinnamon, salt and vanilla powder together with the milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil while continuing to stir the mixture so as to not to burn the chocolate.
• Add the whipping cream to the bottom of your serving mug and tap the bottom to settle. Pour the hot chocolate mixture over the whipping cream in the serving mug. Keep watching the reaction of your Volcano Eruption.
• Add chocolate shavings and pistachios on the top of your volcano.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH RASPBERRY COULIS

Steps:

• Combine the cream and chocolate in a saucepan, and stir over low heat until the chocolate is melted.
• Blend the eggs and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Pour in the chocolate mixture slowly and continue to blend as you pour.
• Now pour the Chocolate Mousse mixture into 6 lightly greased moulds.
• Cover and refrigerate until set.
• Prepare the Raspberry Coulis by pureeing the raspberries with caster sugar to taste then sieve.
• TO SERVE: unmould the White Chocolate Mousses onto serving plates,and pour Raspberry Coulis around each mousse.
• Garnish each plate with a couple of fresh mint leaves and 2-3 raspberries.
• Yum,Yum!