Another great one from mojewypieki.com. Not too complicated, a little patience essential though, with all the waiting to layers to set. But I managed, in spite of being famous for my lack of this very virtue. Lisa and Andy came for dinner, it was eaten, enjoyed and will be made again.

First,  a nice chocolate sponge. 50 g of dark chocolate, melted, 2  eggs, whites whipped well, yolks waiting on the side. 50 g of soft butter creamed with 50 g of sugar. Chocolate poured in, yolks one by one added. A touch of salt, 50 g of plain flour, 1/2 tsp of baking powder all in. It baked in 180 degrees for about 12 minutes in my super clean oven- a lovely chap came over on Friday and for 50 quid turned my oven into a shiny, sparkling beauty. 🙂

The white chocolate mousse part is the one for the patient people. 180 ml of milk warmed up with vanilla paste, 300 g of broken white chocolate in, all stirred till dissolved. 2,5 gelatine leaves to keep it together. I didn’t wait long enough for it all to set enough to be poured out, so I ended up pouring what escaped from the tin onto the plate back, sounds complicated, yes, but it is doable. Once that’s done and safely setting, the strawberry layer goes on top. About 600-700 g of strawberries blitzed and warmed up, so that a strawberry jelly, dry, as in the packet could nicely dissolve. Once cooled, strawberry mixture goes on top and rests in the fridge till the next day.

It’s a great looking dessert, tastes fresh and lovely, eats easily, in spite of 300 g of white chocolate. Very happy with it.