Chocolate Mousse and a Strawberry

Today´s note is me sharing an idea of something really delicious. Recipe for chocolate mousse at the end.

I´m a huge fan of LauraVitaleskitchen, and me and one of my 7 nieces were watching her videos the other night, well, more like 2-3 months ago, and Victoria (my niece) wanted me to make the Chocolate Mousse for her birthday (which was very soon. I went ahead and made the chocolate mousse following this recipe  (I doubled her recipe, since the original one is only for two, and we needed more. It tasted amazing! Even my picky sister (Victoria´s mom) loved it! It is really good.

To doll the whole things up and since my niece loves chocolate covered strawberries I just covered the strawberries with dark chocolate, once I was done covering the last strawberry the first one was kind of dry, but not totally, so I went ahead and applied the white chocolate with a wax paper cone and started going from one side to another and then the opposite. Then placed them on the fridge for about 30 minutes.

Once they were done I just took 1 strawberry per chocolate mousse, and that´s it!
They look gorgeous, they taste even better though.

It is amazing how simple and easy can a desert be, it kind of changes the mood of a whole meal. Is not just eating, it is a way to enjoy and spend some quality time after all. 

Give it a try & enjoy!

Strawberry chocolate short cake

This is simply the best! I love the taste of chocolate cake, with cream cheese fronting and strawberries together.  

There is something about those 3 flavors together that is just breath-taking. Up until now, I haven’t met a personal that doesn’t like chocolate cake. But I mean, there must be, there is always somebody for something.

This is not quite a recipe; it’s just me sharing this idea. I was in the mood for something fresh, chocolaty and with cream cheese fronting and strawberries I had waiting to be eaten in some interesting shape.

This is a regular cake-mix cake, cut it in half, and then in squares, so it’s like an individual cake rather than taking slices. Simple take one square and gather it with another one on top, fill it with cream cheese frosting, so basically the frosting will act as a glue to attach the 2 pieces together.

The recipe for the cream cheese frosting is in here:

I am pretty sure I’m obsessed with it, I cannot stop using it, and it is simply the best! I got it from Joy of baking.

As for the top part, I did take my piping bag but I didn’t use any piping tip, I piped directly from the bag.

The strawberry had to take place somehow, so how about on top? It works as decoration as well, since I covered them with my favorite: Dark chocolate and white chocolate (I used the wax paper cone technique to place the white chocolate).

The result is just heaven! A cute individual piece of cake, that tastes as yummy as it looks. I think it is a good idea for any kind of party or gathering.

SIDE NOTE: I used a couple of this ones for a gathering with my friends, and its better to make them the same day you´ll eat them, because strawberries ´s "life" after covered in chocolate is not too long. You can always bake the cake a day before, then put it on the fridge, take it out and start decorating a few hours before serving. that way your berries will taste delish!

Enjoy!