Mascarpone and Dark Chocolate Cream in White Chocolate Cups

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: I Love Chocolate

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 2 hr 50 min

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Ingredients

8 ounces good-quality white chocolate, chopped
4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup whipping cream
3 tablespoons sugar
8 ounces mascarpone cheese
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
White chocolate curls, for garnish

Directions

Line 8 muffin cups with paper liners. Melt the white chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Spoon 1 tablespoon melted chocolate into each paper liner. Using a pastry brush, coat the chocolate evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the liners. Freeze until the chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes. Remelt the white chocolate in the bowl. Spoon 1 tablespoon into each cup and brush over the bottom and up the sides, forming a second coat. Freeze until completely set, about 1 hour.

Melt the bittersweet chocolate in top of a clean double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth. At this point, set aside to cool completely.

Using an electric mixer, beat the cream and sugar in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Set the whipped cream aside.

Using an electric mixer, beat the mascarpone cheese, melted bittersweet chocolate, orange peel, and vanilla in a large bowl just until smooth and glossy, about 30 seconds (do not overmix). Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture in 2 batches. Transfer the mousse to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe the mousse into the white chocolate cups. Sprinkle the white chocolate curls over the mousse and serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate overnight, and then let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.

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recipe Mascarpone and Dark Chocolate Cream in White Chocolate Cups
Tierney Suffield, CT 10-29-2009
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Cute idea, bad execution
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I tried making this recipe a few years ago twice and had no luck either time. I really wanted this recipe to work because I... thought the idea was so cute, but I find the white chocolate so hard to work with. It constantly wants to coagulate and never stays smooth enough to spread into the cups. Also, the filling had a grainy mouth feel. Perhaps if this method was used with dark chocolate or a very fine white chocolate that was of better quality.Read more
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Debora kansas , MO 08-30-2009
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easy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Fantastic!! it was easier than I imagined. I made it for a girsl night in and it was a hit. It is a great dessert to make... ahead. Giada did it again. Read more
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willie ftlauderdale, FL 05-25-2009
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Just what the dinner party needed.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Wow!!!!! this recipe is a show stopper. I love to serve this dessert to a first time client very impression,. Thx MRS. G.
recipe Mascarpone and Dark Chocolate Cream in White Chocolate Cups
Mavis Chicago, IL 03-29-2009
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Wow, looks like it came from a pastry shop
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These came out beautifully. When you unpeel the cupcake wrapper the white chocolate has perfect ridges. Just make sure and... give a heavy first coat of white chocolate. I actually used an entire 11 oz. bag of Giradhelli white chocolate and then a few more chips from another bag. I also topped with white chocolate chips instead of white curls. I also added some leftover orange zest and candied mint (just mint sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray and dipped in sugar) to the top of the mousse. The mousses looked like the could have come right from a professional pastry shop and they tasted that way, too. I upped the orange zest in the mousse to about a tablespoon. Definitely a keeper. Read more
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ANNE MARIE staten island, NY 03-28-2009
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Wonderful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

"This is a great dessert. I did have trouble coating the paper liners. I couldn't find white chocolate in my store so I just... used semi sweet. Worked out fine. "Read more
recipe Mascarpone and Dark Chocolate Cream in White Chocolate Cups
Amanda Norfolk, VA 03-08-2009
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THIS IS SUCH A CUTE IDEA!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Okay, I didn't use the mascarpone, I just used the same amount of room temp cream cheese and added 3 TBL sugar to that AND to... the whipped cream. And I'm not a bug fan of DARK choc, so I used semi-sweet, but these were so stunning and elegant! Also instead of using full sized cupcake papers, i used the mini ones. Instead of using the amount of white choc. Giada called for, I used a full 12 oz bag of white chips and that made a little more than 24 of the mii cups, and that was with 2 COATS! Topped some with small strawberries.....YUMMY! If you sibscribe to facebook you can see my results at these links: http://www.facebook.com/editphoto.php?aid=2007329&success=3&failure=0#/photo.php?pid=30143827&id=1207279479 http://www.facebook.com/editphoto.php?aid=2007329&success=3&failure=0#/photo.php?pid=30143828&id=1207279479 http://www.facebook.com/editphoto.php?aid=2007329&success=3&failure=0#/photo.php?pid=30143829&id=1207279479 Read more