this month's challenge is brought to us by the adventurous hilda from saffron and blueberry and marion from il en faut peu pour etre heureux. they have chosen a french yule log by flore from florilege gourmand.
but i did! while all six elements were required we were allowed lots of freedom with flavors. and that's where i feel i did the best work. i chose to work with the basic almond dacquoise and dark chocolate ganache. i flavored the creme brulee with ginger, prepared the white chocolate and coconut crisp and prepared a raspberry mousse. a lot going on, yes, but the flavors and textures offset each other in a pleasing way.
i served the dessert with the rest of the sweets on christmas day at my mother's. i really do feel like the pictures don't do the finished product justice.
almond dacquoise....
white chocolate for the coconut crisp insert...
raspberry mousse...
mould lined with dacquoise...
mousse piped around creme brulee...
unmoulded... i like how you can see the ganache peeking out...
sliced (it had been sitting out too long; i think it would have looked prettier had it been half frozen!)...
17 comments:
What pretty pictures! Your flavors sounded so original and like a perfect blend. Nice work! And congrats on completing this challenging challenge ;-)
Mmmm, raspberry mousse sounds divine! Yum. :)
Mine was like that too when I cut it the first time...I let it sit out too long, so I put it back in the freezer and took another pic! Great job...the raspberry sounds delicious!
wow! here is a very colourful yule log!
Great job on your yule log and I like the sound of raspberry and chocolate. Great flavours.
well done!
Great work! That sounds like a lovely flavor combination.
Good job and nice combination of flavors! I'm glad you enjoyed making this. Have a Happy New Year!
lovely looking log! Congrats on this month's challenge :)
The raspberry mousse sounds great! and it probably went really well with the chocolate.
Great job on this challenge - your flavours look wonderful together.
Amy
I do love the shape of your log,a nd the idea of using raspberrys! Bravo
Happy Holidays!
ooh. Pink mousse. How fabulous.
Ginger sounds like a fantastic addition!!
I'd say your flavors are quite lovely together. Well done.
Love the flavours choices, and it looks really beautiful!
Congrats on a successful challenge... love the pink mousse! :)
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