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” Chocolate & Mascarpone Terrine “

This is my gift to anybody who is not a well versed pastry chef, but a diehard chocolate lover (or a lover of a diehard chocolate lover), who sometimes has to prepare his or her own chocolate fix on short notice without much fuss. I doubt that there are many chocolate desserts out there which are as easy to prepare, yet as rich in texture and pure chocolate goodness as this little gem. Even if you have two left hands, had a few too many drinks, are legally blind and have a case of the jitters, you should still be able to prepare this dish at a moments notice without any difficulty 🙂
You have a choice of the texture being ultra smooth, or, as I did here, studded with shards of chocolate for a more crunchy version. (I’ll explain below)
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Ingredient’s :

Mascarpone cheese,
Chocolate fudge brownies,   (or substitute with your favorite brownies or cookies)
Dark rum,   (or substitute with your favorite booze)
Dark bitter chocolate,   (or substitute with your favorite chocolate
Mango,   (or substitute with your favorite fruit)

Method :

1)    Soak brownies in plenty of rum.
2)   Crumble and whisk until smooth.
3)   Whisk mascarpone until smooth.
4)   Temper chopped chocolate until melted and smooth.
5)   Mix cookies and mascarpone until well blended and smooth.
6)   Slowly add chocolate to mascarpone while whisking vigorously.
7)   Or, alternatively, in order to have a more crunchy texture, add a thin film of chocolate to top of mascarpone without stirring. Let set for a few seconds, then break up the set chocolate and mix into mascarpone. Continue to add remaining chocolate to mascarpone while whisking vigorously.
8)  If desired, add sugar, vanilla and  lemon juice to your liking. ( I usually don’t add anything, for me, the taste of the cheese, rum, chocolate and brownies is just perfect, nothing else needed.
9)   Fill into mold of your choice, let set overnight.
10) To serve, slice terrine or scoop into spheres or quenelles. Decorate with fruit of your choice.
11) Eat, be very happy 🙂

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Life is Good !
Say hi to your sweet tooth from me 🙂
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