Elegant Cherry Blossom Mousse Domes
Cherry Blossom Mousse Domes are layered desserts made with a light cherry blossom mousse, cherry purée center, soft sponge base, and finished with a smooth mirror glaze.
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Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon cherry blossom syrup or essence
- 1 cup cherries pitted and puréed
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons powdered gelatin or 2 gelatin sheets
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg white
- ¼ cup all purpose flour or cake flour
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Mirror Glaze
- ½ cup white chocolate chopped
- ¼ cup glucose or corn syrup
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons powdered gelatin
- Food coloring as desired
Instructions
- Bake a thin sponge at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes, cool, and cut rounds to fit dome molds.
- Soften gelatin sheets in cold water or bloom powdered gelatin as directed.
- Purée cherries, dissolve gelatin in warmed purée, pour over sponge in molds, and freeze until set.
- Whip cream to soft peaks, warm a portion with sugar and cherry blossom syrup, dissolve gelatin, then fold into cream.
- Pipe mousse over frozen cherry layer, smooth, and freeze until firm, preferably overnight.
- Heat sugar, glucose, and cream, pour over white chocolate, add gelatin and color, then cool glaze to 30–35°C.
- Unmold frozen domes, place on a rack, and pour glaze evenly over each.
- Transfer to plates, decorate lightly, and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours before serving.