Description
Elegant heart-shaped mousse cakes with a silky plum-vanilla center, enrobed in a stunning crystal-clear mirror glaze that sparkles like diamonds.
Ingredients
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For the Crust:
- 1 cup plum puree (from fresh or frozen plums)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin powder
- 3 tablespoons cold water (for gelatin)
- 1 cup heavy cream, cold
- 1/2 cup white chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (for mirror glaze)
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin powder
- 3 tablespoons cold water (for glaze gelatin)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Silver luster dust (optional, for shimmer)
- Heart-shaped silicone molds
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- In a small bowl, sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin over 3 tablespoons cold water. Let bloom for 5 minutes.
- In a saucepan, combine plum puree and 1/4 cup sugar. Cook over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla bean paste and bloomed gelatin until dissolved. Let cool to room temperature.
- In a stand mixer, whip cold heavy cream to soft peaks. Gently fold in the cooled plum mixture until combined.
- Fold in the melted white chocolate until just combined. Pour into heart-shaped silicone molds. Freeze for at least 4 hours or until solid.
- For the mirror glaze: In a small bowl, sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin over 3 tablespoons cold water. Let bloom.
- In a saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and 2/3 cup water. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in sweetened condensed milk and bloomed gelatin until smooth.
- Stir in vanilla extract. Let glaze cool to about 90°F (32°C). Optional: mix in a pinch of silver luster dust for shimmer.
- Line a wire rack with a baking sheet. Place frozen hearts on the rack. Pour the warm mirror glaze over each heart, ensuring full coverage. Let set for 2 minutes.
- Carefully transfer hearts to serving plates. Let thaw in refrigerator for 15 minutes before serving for a silky texture.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste. For a deeper plum flavor, add a splash of lemon juice to the puree.