Chocolate mousse
Runner-up: Angela Butlion’s chocolate mousse
Butlion (69), from Constantia in Cape Town, has been baking since she was a teenager. She remains passionate about it and regularly makes her signature dish: this very chocolate mousse.
She makes it all year round and for most special occasions because it’s “quick and easy to make, and it’s inexpensive”.
“It is the one dessert that my family has always loved, and it is my own recipe that I have honed over time,” says Butlion.
“It also doubles, trebles and even quadruples successfully. It tastes best when made the day before and removed from the fridge 30 minutes before serving.”
The mousse can be enjoyed plain or with a bit of Van Der Hum liqueur for an extra kick.
“Both my sons love my chocolate mousse – one loves it plain and the other likes the addition of the Van Der Hum,”
says Butlion.
Tony Jackman
says:
“There are thousands of recipes for chocolate mousse, some more luscious than others. Some are fluffier, some are denser, some are smoother.
“What I like about this recipe is the fine balance between its simplicity and its lusciousness. It was easy to make and met our brief of not using expensive ingredients. It’s quite refreshing, in fact, to see the overlooked Cadbury Bournville in a recipe.
“Yet the result is what its creator says it is: simply delicious.”
Ingredients
150g Cadbury Bournville chocolate
3 XL free-range eggs
30ml water (or substitute with 30ml Van Der Hum, Kahlua or Amarula)