I prepared the Hot Chocolate Panna Cotta for Valentine's Day. I like to make panna cotta because it is easy, yet so elegant.
The recipe really did end up tasting like a cold hot chocolate. My chocolate was a little granular. I may have over heated or under melted the bittersweet chocolate, or perhaps I should have sifted the cocoa. The liquid is strained twice before is is poured into the serving dishes. I used my finest strainer and still the chocolate was not smooth. The taste was good nonetheless.
I baked the second recipe, the Soft-Centered Chocolate Teacup Cakes, yesterday. These were extremely easy to put together: melt butter and chocolate, beat eggs with icing sugar, add flour to the egg mixture, and then add the melted chocolate mixture. I wasn't sure how my teacups would fare in the oven so I baked the cakes in Pyrex custard cups. These cakes are really delicious. I will definitely make them again.
These were both excellent recipes that I will be repeating. Each of
ReplyDeleteyour recipes look delicious.
I also found it to be a bit grainy. However, they were quite delicious! Both of yours look lovely!
ReplyDeletetwo great chocolate desserts! i did not make the panda cotta yet, but have read other posts saying they had a grainy texture, too. wonder why>
ReplyDeleteIt really was a month of chocolate! I made each recipe twice I liked both so much :) They were delicious
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great pairing.
ReplyDeleteLove that you were able to make the panna cotta for Valentine's Day- a perfect dessert. Evidently a lot of folks had issues with the grainy-ness, so that is quite comment. Luckily it did not seem to impact the taste :) And those little teacakes are just deadly. WAY too easy to knock out for such delicious (and calorie laden....) results. Lovely job with both !
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