Mint Chocolate? Give Me!

I have to be honest, after I’ve spent hours in the kitchen preparing recipe after recipe I rarely have a desire to eat what I make. I’d say 9 times out of 10 you couldn’t pay me to touch it.

I might bring it home, freeze it, thaw it, and enjoy it at a later date, but again that’s a rare occasion. My favorite thing about dessert is the presentation of it, the placement of it after a great meal, and the ability to savor and enjoy it for as long as I like. I’m NOT someone who inhales a dessert, I take. my. time.

So in class, when we taste everything we make, it’s often rushed, from a Tablespoon-measurer, and after the act of being covered in chocolate and smelling like butter. Come to think of it, it’s a great strategy for losing weight: cover yourself in butter and chocolate and smell or touch nothing else all day and THEN eat a huge dessert. You wouldn’t want to either …

BUT! Today we made what we referred to as the “Mint Chocolate Dome.” FAH-NAM-MIN-NAL. It was a flourless chocolate cake base, filled with a frozen chocolate mousse and covered with a mint mousse and sprayed with chocolate. OMG. Give me more.

I wish these desserts weren’t frozen and I could take one home and savor it. But, they are. And they’re not even done yet, so tomorrow when they’re plated, I’ll have more pictures, but for now one can dream …

Think the best mint chocolate chip ice cream type thing with a flourless chocolate cake crust. Right??