A Fancy French Dessert Made Easy: Mousse Entremet

Every year for my birthday I make myself a cake and always choose something that's way outside of my skillset so it's a real challenge. This year I chose to tackle a mousse entremet and I was so thrilled with the results I decided to share the recipe.

Triple berry mousse, cape gooseberry and brandy compote, pecan dacqouise and white chocolate and orange mirror glaze, all come together to form this delectable treat. While it is a lot of work, it's actually surprisingly easy to put together if you put in the time, and the end product is enough to impress even the most stubborn dinner guest.

*Recipe*
Dacqouise:
3 egg whites
2X 1/4C Sugar
3/4C Pecans
1/4 Tsp Cream of Tartar
1 Tsp Vanilla extract (optional)

Compote:
200g Ground Cherries
2 Tsp Gelatin
1/2C Brandy
1/4C Sugar
3 Tbsn Water
Splash of lemon juice

Mousse:
2C berries
2 Tsp Gelatin
1/2C + 4 Tbsn Sugar
1 Tbsn Water
3/4 Heavy Cream
2 egg whites

Glaze:
300g sugar
200g Heavy cream
200g white chocolate
70g + 100g water
4 tsp (2 packets) Gelatin

Coconut flakes for garnish.
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[tlowiefkcalb]

The moment you said "It kinda looks like a planet cut in half" I thought to myself "could you make an earth Mousse Entremet?" With different coloured layers representing the different layers of the earth, a blue mirror glaze finish and continents put on it at the end (made of edible paper, marcipan, dyed sugar, etc.)
I'd love for you to try it and show us the results!

[QPint]

Happy Birthday man!!! you're one of the most underrated creators, keep at it

[RexTheWolf]

I can just imagine some kid in school making this for science to represent earth. How adorable would that be?

[kevinaprilio]

As pharmacy student from baker family, I really love how analytical your approaches are in making this. And the fact that you also do science honestly makes my heart melt. Happy birthday! Keep making those awesome videos.

[noob]

Looks great, and happy birthday! Looking at that cross section it's almost like a sunset. I'll actually be having my birthday pretty soon, too. I have a lot of lingonberries in the freezer, they'd probably work great here. And also instead of using ground cherries I'd use peach for mine. And then a simple vanilla flavoured white chocolate glaze on top, with grated dark chocolate and a few lingonberries on top for visual effect.

[irurouni]

Precise directions, homey, realistic looking process and product and a craftsman who is proud of his work.... thank you for sharing your journey.

[josephdouglas]

"Made easy". I feel like your definition of easy has been seriously distorted...

[brycemw]

That looks amazing! I wish that I had half of the equipment you used to make it. Thanks for making amazing content like always!

[maylineencuisine]

Bravo ! Greeting from France, love U 😘😘😘😍❤️❤️👍

[astromoley]

Great video! I'm not too interested in actually making any food myself, but I still really enjoyed watching this, and definitely look forward to seeing more.

[roxgirl]

Wow this looks amazing! I appreciate you that you showed in your video where you've made mistakes during the process and how it could be better improved. I feel like I can relate to you because lord knows how often I try to make a dessert only to make a mistake along the way. Most videos are filmed to show perfect desserts where creators show no mistakes. Overall, appreciate you showed those parts in your video.

Also belated happy birthday!

[rydberg-konstante]

so funny to hear the voice, that explained me Planck's Constant, talking about desserts

[mirandacouey]

I have to make a mirror glaze cake for class this week. I love watching your video.

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I really interested in this channel. Would love to see more content.

[owendavies]

I grow ground cherries every year in my garden. They are quite tasty and each species has a different flavor.

[niktheorginal]

Looks amazing, I might try to recreate it with some fruits from my garden. Also: Happy Birthday :)

[ordnaelshideout]

Happy birthday!
I definitely gotta give this a try.

[updowne-]

Another awesome video on the new channel!

[Squeaky_Ben]

A scientist and a chef... you are full of surprises.

[dakedres]

belated happy birthday to one of my favorite youtubers :)