DAY Recipe

This rich chocolate mousse cake was created by Geri Gilliland,
the Belfast-born chef-owner of Gilliland’s, a cafe with an Irish
accent in Santa Monica, California. On the inside of the dessert,
chocolate mousse spiked with Irish cream liqueur is layered with espresso sponge cake that has been soaked in an Irish whiskey syrup. On the outside, the chocolate [...]

“My sister, who lives near Chicago, takes me into the city for dinner at Erwin restaurant whenever I visit her,” says Marion J. Matczynski of Parma Heights, Ohio. “One time I tried the peanut mousse cake; it was to die for.”

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8 to 10 servings

INGREDIENTS
crust
26chocolate wafer cookies
1/4cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
filling
9ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
1/3cup amaretto
1/4cup light corn syrup1 1/2cups chilled whipping cream
DIRECTIONS
for crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Finely grind cookies in [...]

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS
Line 3 buttered baking sheets with parchment paper or foil and trace an 11-inch circle on each sheet of parchment.
Make the meringues: In a food processor grind fine the hazelnuts with 1/2 cup of the sugar, transfer the mixture to a bowl, and stir in 1/2 cup of the remaining sugar and the salt, [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 cup light ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons orange liqueur
1/2 teaspoon orange peel, finely shredded
1/2 cup fresh strawberries
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup fresh raspberries
1/2 cup fresh blackberries
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
fresh mint leaves (optional)

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl whisk together ricotta, 1 tbsp of the orange liqueur, and the orange peel. Cover and chill for 1 to 24 hours.

In a medium bowl combine the berries, lemon juice, and the remaining 1 tbsp liqueur. Cover and let [...]