Receta Pumpkin Mousse Charlotte
There is a big black spider acting the cherry of the cake together with a caramel spider net, but that cake has been especially prepared for my son's Halloween party...
The Charlotte could be decorated as we like it :)
Tiempo de Prep: | American |
Tiempo para Cocinar: | Raciónes: 12 Servings |
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- The Base:
- ⢠Preheat slightly ¼ cup milk to flavour it with ¼ teaspoon cinnamon (or ½ teaspoon instant coffee) easily and leave to cool
- ⢠Sprinkle half of the ladyfinger biscuits with the flavoured milk (if you prefer you could replace the milk and cinnamon with water and dark rum)
- ⢠Arrange the slightly soaked ladyfinger biscuits into an 8.75â in diameter spring form cake pan, as firstly carefully set them along - one by one - tightly standing against the wall of the pan (itâs a bit tricky though) and afterwards cover the bottom with lady fingers also
- ⢠Refrigerate, while preparing the mousse
- The Pumpkin Mousse:
- ⢠Soak the gelatin powder in the dark rum in a heat-proof cup or bowl for at least 10 minutes
- ⢠Whisk together the pumpkin puree, ½ cup brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon clove and the ½ teaspoon salt
- ⢠Pasteurize the egg yolks with the ½ cup granulated sugar and ¼ cup water and add to the pure (or cook all the ingredients together at low temperature, letting all simmer for about 10 minutes)
- ⢠Set the bowl of gelatin over a pan of simmering water and cook until the gelatin is clear or put it into the microwave for about 1/2 minute, but do not let that start boiling
- ⢠Whisk the melted gelatin mixture into the pumpkin mixture and let all chill
- ⢠Separately, whip the cold heavy cream and the vanilla extract
- ⢠Add gradually the whipped cream into the chilled pumpkin mixture and mix up together
- The Icing:
- ⢠Caramelize the ½ cup granulated sugar and 3 tablespoons cold water.
- ⢠Sprinkle slightly the top of the lady fingers with a part of the caramel and âdrawâ with the rest some figures you may like onto a sheet of baking paper and leave to harden
- ⢠Whip the heavy cream, granulated sugar and the vanilla extract
- ASSEMBLE:
- ⢠Sprinkle the second half of the ladyfinger biscuits with the flavoured milk (or rum)
- ⢠Get the arranged ladyfinger biscuits out of the fridge, pour half of the Pumpkin Mousse into the spring form and top with some freshly soaked ladyfinger biscuits
- ⢠Sprinkle about half of the sliced almonds
- ⢠Pour the second half of the Pumpkin Mousse and refrigerate (while preparing the icing)
- ⢠When the Frosting elements are ready, remove the panâs ring and sprinkle the second half of the sliced almonds over the Charlotte
- ⢠Decorate the cake with the sweetened whipped cream, as you like it
- ⢠Place carefully your caramel figures over the cake
- And your Halloween Pumpkin Mousse Charlotte is ready