Cooking With Arpakasso! Valentine's Day Black Forest Verrine

Happy Valentine's Day! Enhoy this delicious chocolate mousse with your significant Arpakasso! If you want to see more Cooking with Arpakasso then contribute to our Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/deerstalkerpictures Señor Arpakasso on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Se%C3%B1or-Arpakasso/455908164447539 Deerstalker Pictures on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Deerstalker-Pictures/228119627302181 Black Forest Verrine Makes: 2-4 depending on glasses size Ingredients Mousse •150ml thickened cream •150g dark cooking chocolate •2 eggs, separated •40g caster sugar •sea salt •200g sour cherries (morello) • 30ml kirsch (optional) Whipped Cream • 300ml thickened cream/whipping cream • 30g caster sugar • 3ml vanilla essence Cocoa powder, fresh cherries, and extra chocolate to decorate Glasses to serve Method 1. Melt the chocolate with a tiny pinch of salt in a heat proof bowl over a pot of simmering water. 2. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a separate bowl until silky smooth. 3. Whisk the egg whites with a tiny pinch of salt in a separate bowl, to form stiff peaks. 4. Whisk the cream until slightly thick. 5. Add the kirsch to the egg yolks and mix. 6. Mix egg yolks into the cream until combined. 7. Fold in melted chocolate. 8. Fold in the egg whites until smooth and even colour. 9. Chill the mousse in the fridge and prepare the whipped cream. 10. Beat the cream, caster sugar and vanilla essence until soft peaks form. 11. Put the mousse and whipped cream into separate piping bags. 12. Fill the glasses with alternating layers of whipped cream, chocolate mousse and cherries. 13. To finish, dust with cocoa powder, extra chocolate shavings, and put a cherry on top. 14. Enhoy! "Cruisin' [feat. Mrs Arpakasso]" performed by Senor Arpakasso - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/59527777/Cruisin%20Senor%20and%20Senorita.mp3 Executive Producer: Debra McPhee (http://www.etsy.com/au/shop/AmuseTheWind) "Opus 64," and "Danse Morialta," by Incompetech - incompetech.com, licensed under Creative Commons 3.0.