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Dig into these creamy, chewy and chocolate- y offerings to celebrate Chocolate Day on July 7

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE WITH VANILLA MOUSSELINE

INGREDIENTS

White chocolate cheesecake 16 pieces

Cream cheese 425 gm

Sugar 113 gm Cornstarch 15 gm Eggyolk 50 gm Whole eggs 57 gm Sour Cream 85 gm Heavy Cream 113 gm

White Chocolate 250 gm Vanilla extracts 10 gm METHOD

Mix cream cheese, sugar, starch and vanilla extract until smooth. Slowly add eggs and yolks. Add sour cream and make a ganache with cream and chocolate, and add to mixture. Bake 120 C in a water bath until set. Chill.

INGREDIENTS FOR VANILLA MOUSSELINE

Milk 1,000 gm Egg yolks 160 gm Sugar 450 gm Corn starch 140 gm Vanilla Bean 2 split Butter 250 gm Butter 250 gm METHOD

Make pastry cream, by boiling milk with vanilla, and temper yolks, sugar, starch and cook until thick. Add butter and cool overnight. Add second butter and whip until light and creamy.

INGREDIENTS FOR RED FRUIT JELLY

Strawberry Puree 481 gm Sugar 44 gm Gelatin 10.5 gm Invert sugar 10 gm Glucose 10 gm METHOD

Place puree and sugar in a sauce pot and boil, add trimoline and bring back to a boil. Add glucose and boil again. Add bloomed gelatin. INGREDIENTS

Butter 430 gm Brown sugar 92 gm

Sugar 100 gm Honey 166 gm Maida 500 gm

Graham cracker 110 gm Salt 14 gm Cinnamon 2 gm METHOD

Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add honey. Combine dry ingredients and add to butter mixture. Mix well. Rest in the fridge for a few hours. Roll in a dough sheete ( 2 ½ thin and cut). Bake in oven at 140C for 20 minutes.