Apart from the crowd that people always talk about in New York, apparently the taste of their peculiar vanilla is out of question to debate or in a nutshell, it is the finest one among the States. When we get into one café in the busiest street in Manhattan, we got melted to witness how great the taste of chilled vanilla mousse with raspberry coulis they serve there. The busy time of the café make us to wait longer to be able to ask the manager to let us in to see how well their crème’s maker to make it.
You will need:
300 ml (10 fl.oz) whipping cream
15 g (½ oz) gelatine (leaf if possible)
150 g (5 ½ oz) pasteurised eggs
150 g (5 ½ oz) pasteurised eggs
120 g (4 oz) caster sugar
a few drops of vanilla essence
360 g (13 oz) fresh raspberries
60 g (2 oz) icing sugar
360 g (13 oz) fresh raspberries
60 g (2 oz) icing sugar
Fresh mint leaves
How to make the mousse
- Beat the whipping cream until just before piping consistency
- Soak the gelatine in cold water, lift out the wet leaves and melt over a gentle heat.
- Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla until they are white and stiff, and beat in the melted gelatine.
- Quickly fold in the whipped cream and spoon into individual greased cake rings. Level the tops and leave to set.
How to make the coulis
- Select the best raspberries for decoration (about 6-8 for each mousse).
- Liquidise the remaining fruit and blend in most of the icing sugar: When smooth and shiny, strain to remove the pips.
- Place each mousse on a plate, run a small knife blade around the mould and lift off carefully
- Arrange the raspberries on the top of each mousse and pour the raspberry coulis around the outside.
- Decorate with a mint leaf to finish.