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    Mocha Heaven (Plated Desert)

    Last Updated On: May 28, 2024 by Aarthi

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    Mocha Heaven recipe is a Masterchef worthy plated desert. This is a recipe which I came up with during my trials when I was preparing for my Masterchef Journey. The platter consists of mocha mousse dome placed on top of a buttery no cook chocolate sand. Other components like coffee caviar, strawberry gel, coffee jelly cubes elevates this dessert to a whole new level.

    mocha heaven dessert platter

    Mocha Heaven (Plated Desert)

    You all know that I was in Masterchef Tamil Season 1. After I was selected, I had a month worth time to prepare for the show. I tried so many desserts and dishes for the show like my white chocolate plated dessert. This is one desert which I came up during my days in Masterchef. I created this recipe for my youtube channel and it immediately got trending. 

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    • About Mocha Heaven
    • Watch Mocha Heaven Recipe Video
    • Mocha Heaven Ingredients
    • Tips I Learned in my Experience
    • Mocha Mousse Dome (Pictures)
    • Coffee Caviar (Pictures)
    • Strawberry Gel (Pictures)
    • Chocolate Sand (Pictures)
    • How to Assemble Mocha Heaven Plated Dessert
    • Expert Tips
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    About Mocha Heaven

    Mocha heaven is a name that I came up with for this dessert. I wanted to create a dessert that represent my love for coffee and chocolate. All the elements in this dish elevates the chocolate and coffee combo.

    The mousse is the main element in this recipe. It is a combination of chocolate and coffee flavour which is known as "mocha". I wanted the mousse to be a set moulded mousse. So I added some agar agar to make it set, also coated the mousse in a chocolate mirror glaze. You check my chocolate mousse recipe.

    Even though this dessert is a 5 star restaurant worthy recipe, I wanted it to be easily understanding for my viewers. So I kept the element simple and approachable. I made a no cook chocolate sand, simple strawberry gel that is made with easy homemade ingredients.

    The one complicated looking element is my coffee caviar. But I have made it simple enough to try at home without ingredients like Sodium alginate or Calcium chloride. This recipe uses black coffee, agar agar powder and cold oil.

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    Mocha Heaven Ingredients

    close look of mocha heaven

    Mocha Mousse Dome - Like all mousse recipes, you need cream, chocolate, sugar, coffee powder. Since I am setting this in mould, I added some agar agar powder for it to set. The glaze is made with just two ingredients cream and chocolate.

    Chocolate Sand - this is a no cook chocolate sand recipe. In which we blend few ingredients together till crumbly. I ground cocoa, sugar, salt and melted butter.

    Strawberry Gel - This simple fruit gel is made with fruit juice, lemon, sugar and cornstarch which is cooked together till thick gel like.

    Coffee Caviar & Cubes - simple recipe for caviar is made with a strong cup of brewed coffee, agar agar powder and some sugar. You also need some cold oil to forms the caviar.

    elements in mocha heaven platter

    I am naming this particular dessert as Mocha Heaven. Mocha means Chocolate and Coffee combination. This dessert has 5 Elements, 

    1. Mocha Mousse Dome coated with Mirror Glaze. 
    2. Coffee Caviar which gives the burst of coffee flavour. Like an explosion in your mouth. 
    3. Coffee Jelly which adds Chewy element. 
    4. Strawberry Gel which adds the tangy element
    5. Chocolate Soil for the Crispy Buttery Layer.
    6. A small sprig of basil leaves or mint leaves which gives a fresh look to the whole dessert.
    close look for mocha mousse

    Tips I Learned in my Experience

    Mocha Mousse

    Use good quality dark chocolate for this mousse which provides the intense chocolate flavour. When mixing in melted chocolate and agar agar, make sure it is completely cooled so the cream won't melt. Don't over whip the cream else it will curdle. When setting the mousse, place it in freezer so it is easy to de mould and mirror glaze later.

    Chocolate Soil or Sand

    All you need is a blender to make chocolate soil. If you want another easy option, you can use crushed chocolate cookies instead of this recipe. Leftover chocolate soil can be stored in fridge and sprinkled over vanilla ice cream.

    Strawberry Gel

    Use fresh strawberries for fresh taste. Always taste the gel and adjust lemon juice. The gel has to have a fresh zingy taste. You can add more or less cornstarch as per consistency. If you find the gel gets lumpy once cooked, take it in a blender and whip it once to make it smooth. Strawberry gel can be stored in fridge upto a week.

    Coffee Caviar

    Use cold oil, it is best to freeze the oil overnight. Always use refined oil which doesn't freeze rock solid. Use small dropper and be patient when you drop the caviar in the cold oil. Never rinse the caviar in hot water, use cold water to rinse the excess oil. Store leftover caviar in fridge.

    Mocha Mousse Dome (Pictures)

    Ingredients

    1)Start by making chocolate mousse filling. First take all your ingredients. You need a handful of ingredients to make mocha mousse.

    Take cold cream, agar agar powder, instant coffee powder, dark chocolate and sugar.

    ingredients for mocha mousse

    Heating Agar Agar

    2)Take cold water in a bowl, sprinkle agar agar powder in a bowl. Leave it to sit for 10 minutes to bloom the agar agar.

    sprinkle agar agar powder over water for making mocha mousse

    3)Heat the mixture in microwave for 30 seconds till agar agar is melted. Set aside till needed.

    cook for 30 seconds for making mocha mousse

    Melting Chocolate

    4)Take dark chocolate in a bowl. Place it in microwave and heat for few seconds till chocolate is melted.

    You can melt the chocolate in microwave or double boiler.

    take chocolate in a bowl and melt

    5)Now the chocolate is melted completely. Once chocolate is melted, set aside so it cools completely.

    melted chocolate for making mocha mousse

    Whipped Cream

    6)Take cream in a mixing bowl. Make sure the cream is cold.

    take cream in a bowl for making mocha mousse

    7)Add in instant coffee powder to the cream and mix well. Instead of instant coffee you can add espresso powder as well.

    add coffee powder to cream

    8)Add in some powdered sugar and mix until cream is thick and mixed.

    add sugar to cream

    9)Now the cream is combined well.

    whisk till thick

    Making Chocolate Mousse Mixture

    10)Now add in the melted cooled agar agar mix into the whipped cream. Make sure the agar agar mix is not super hot when you add into the cream mix.

    add agar agar melted liquid for making mocha mousse

    11)Mix gently until combined. Don't over mix at this point, else it may curdle.

    whisk until combined

    12)Add in the cooled melted chocolate into the whipped coffee mixture. It is very important that the chocolate is completely cold when mixing else the cream will melt down.

    add melted chocolate for making mocha mousse

    13)Use a spatula to gently fold the chocolate into the whipped cream. Don't over mix, just combine gently.

    fold gently for making mocha mousse

    Setting in Mould

    14)Take silicon dome shaped mould. You can use any mould as per your liking, silicon is preferred for easy unmoulding.

    Dip a paper towel in oil, grease the mould with this oil briefly. Set aside till use.

    grease silicon mould for making mocha mousse

    15)Spread the chocolate mousse mixture into the mould. Use a spatula to gently smoothen the top of the mousse.

    spread mousse filling

    16)Now place this into the freezer and let it set for 2 hours. Since we are coating the mousse dome in chocolate, it is best to freeze the mousse. So the coating process is easier.

    set in freezer

    Mirror Glaze

    17)For making mirror glaze. We are going to make a chocolate cream glaze. It is very simple. Take cream in a sauce pan. Heat it gently till the cream comes to a simmering stage. Take it off the heat.

    cream for mirror glaze

    18)Add chocolate into the hot cream and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.

    add chocolate to cream

    19)Mix it using a spoon till chocolate is completely melted. Set aside so it cools.

    mirror glaze for for making mocha mousse

    De Moulding Chocolate Mousse

    20)Take the set chocolate mousse dome. It is time to de mould, place a wire rack on top of a baking tray to catch any dripping chocolate.

    mocha mousse set

    21)Gently de mould the chocolate mousse, place it carefully onto the wire rack.

    de mould mocha mousse

    Mirror Glazing Mousse Dome

    22)Now pour the cooled chocolate mirror glaze over the mousse dome. Pour it gently so the mousse is covered in chocolate glaze.

    pour over chocolate glaze

    23)Allow the mousse to set in the wire rack for few minutes. You can place this in fridge till needed.

    Pro Tip: Usually this is the last step I do before plating. So You can wait until all the elements is done, then do the glazing part.

    mocha mousse dome

    Coffee Caviar (Pictures)

    Coffee caviar adds a nice touch to this plated desert. It looks pretty as well as add a balance and explosion of coffee flavour. It is nothing but sweetened black coffee is thickened with agar agar mixture. This is then poured into a dropper and made into caviar by dropping it into the cold oil. I have already shared coffee caviar recipe in a separate post. Coffee Caviar Recipe. It is a fun process, and in this same recipe, instead of using coffee, you can use any fruit juice.

    Pre-Preparation

    1)For making coffee caviar, you need agar agar powder. I am using this brand every time and it works great.

    agar agar powder

    2)The day before making coffee caviar, take any neutral tasting oil in a jug and place it in freezer. The oil has to be very cold.

    place a cup of oil in freezer overnight

    Make Coffee Caviar Mix

    3)Take black coffee in a sauce pan. You can mix instant coffee powder with some water or brew some fresh black coffee. Make sure the coffee is cool.

    take black coffee in a sauce pan

    4)Add in sugar into the black coffee and mix well.

    add in sugar

    5)Sprinkle some agar agar powder into the black coffee mixture. Let it sit for 10 minutes to bloom the agar agar.

    add agar agar powder

    Heat Coffee

    6)Place the coffee mix on heat and cook on low medium heat till agar agar melts. Keep whisking the whole time.

    cook till agar agar is melted

    7)The coffee mixture will thicken as it cooks.

    black coffee agar agar is melted

    Making Caviar

    8)Take cold oil from the freezer. Pour the coffee agar agar mix into a dropper.

    pour it into dropper

    9)Now gently drop the coffee agar agar mix into the cold oil. As it sinks down the oil, it will set and form small caviar like shape.

    drop the coffee in cold oil

    10)Do this in patience. Make sure you drop one at a time.

    caviar is forming

    11)Now you can see the coffee caviar is set beautifully.

    coffee caviar

    12)Strain the coffee caviar in a sieve. Rinse the coffee caviar under cold water just once to remove the excess oil.

    strain the caviar

    13)Coffee caviar is ready to serve.

    rinse in cold water

    14)Store the coffee caviar in fridge until needed.

    coffee caviar

    15)I transferred the remaining coffee mixture in a small pan and allowed it to set for few hours. Cut into cubes and you can use for plating.

    coffee mix in mould and cut into cubes

    Strawberry Gel (Pictures)

    This is an easy way of making strawberry gel. All you need is strawberry juice, lemon, cornstarch and sugar. Cook it together till thickened. This adds colour and taste to the dessert.

    1)Take strawberry juice in a sauce pan. Instead of strawberry juice, you can use cranberry juice or orange juice.

    strawberry juice in a sauce pan

    2)Add in some sugar to taste. if you are using store bought sweetened juice, you can skip the sugar.

    add sugar

    3)Add in lemon juice and cornstarch. Mix it really well into the juice so it is lump free.

    add cornstarch and lemon juice

    4)Once the cornstarch is mixed completely, you can place it on heat and cook.

    mix well

    5)Cook on low heat till the juice thickens. Keep mixing so there is no lumps formed.

    cook till thickens

    6)Once the juice is thickened, transfer to a bowl and place in fridge to set.

    strawberry gel ready

    7)Strawberry Gel is ready.

    strawberry gel for mousse platter

    Chocolate Sand (Pictures)

    This is a no cook chocolate sand recipe. It adds a buttery crunchy element to the dessert. It is very simple to make as well. All you need is blend few ingredients together till crumbly and serve.

    1)Take sugar in a blender. I am using refined sugar.

    for chocolate soil, take sugar in a blender

    2)Add in cocoa powder with a pinch of salt. Salt is important, it balance the taste and texture of the chocolate sand.

    add cocoa powder and salt to sugar

    3)Now blend till till sugar and cocoa powder is combined and fine.

    blend till fine

    4)Drizzle in the melted butter. Don't add too much, else the mix will get pasty. So add little at a time and blend.

    pour melted butter to chocolate mix

    5)It has to resemble coarse sand.

    grind to crumble

    6)Chocolate sand is ready.

    chocolate soil is ready

    How to Assemble Mocha Heaven Plated Dessert

    1)Take a pretty serving plate. A shallow white bowl is perfect for this desert. Spoon chocolate sand in the base and spread as a thin layer.

    spoon chocolate soil in plate

    2)use a small off set spatula to lift the chocolate mousse some from the wire rack and place it on top of the chocolate soil.

    place mocha mousse dome

    3)Spoon some caviar on the side.

    add coffee caviar.

    4)Take strawberry gel in the piping bag and pipe small dollops. Scatter some coffee jelly.

    pipe some strawberry gel

    5)Decorate it with a sprig of basil leaves.

    plated mocha mousse dome
    serve mousse dome

    Expert Tips

    • This recipe is a labour of love. so take your time and make this amazing dessert.
    • Strawberry gel, coffee caviar, coffee cubes, chocolate soil can be made a day in advance.
    • You can make the mousse dome in advance and keep in freezer till use.
    • At the time of serving give the mousse dome mirror glaze for shining look.
    • For coffee caviar, use refined oil so it doesn't freeze in the freezer. 

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    Mocha Mousse Recipe | Mocha Heaven Recipe

    Mocha Heaven recipe is a Masterchef worthy plated desert. This is a recipe which I came up with during my trials when I was preparing for my Masterchef Journey. The platter consists of mocha mousse dome placed on top of a buttery no cook chocolate sand. Other components like coffee caviar, strawberry gel, coffee jelly cubes elevates this dessert to a whole new level.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Setting Time: 4 hours hours
    Total Time: 5 hours hours
    Servings: 3 serving
    Calories: 2174kcal

    Equipment

    • Silicone Dome Shaped Mould for mousse
    • Offset Spatula transferring mousse
    • Cooking Pot & Sauce Pan for strawberry gel
    • Hand Whisk or Electric Beater for mousse
    • Microwave for melting chocolate
    • Blender for chocolate soil
    • Plastic Sauce Bottle or Dropper Syringe for caviar
    • Wire rack for Mousse dome

    Ingredients

    Mocha Mousse Dome Recipe

    • 1 tsp Agar agar powder
    • 200 ml Cream
    • 250 grams Dark chocolate
    • 1 tsp Instant coffee powder

    Mirror Glaze for Mocha Mousse Recipe

    • 1 cup Cream
    • ⅓ cup Dark chocolate

    Coffee Caviar Recipe

    • 1 cup Black coffee
    • 2 tsp Agar agar powder
    • 3 tbsp Sugar
    • 1 cup Refined oil

    Strawberry Gel Recipe

    • 1 cup Strawberry juice
    • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
    • 2 tbsp Sugar
    • 2 tbsp Cornstarch

    Chocolate Sand Recipe

    • ½ cup Sugar
    • ⅓ cup Cocoa powder
    • ½ tsp Salt
    • ¼ cup Melted Butter

    Instructions

    How to Make Mocha Mousse Dome

    • Take agar agar in a bowl, add in 4 tbsp water and mix well. Heat this till agar agar is melted. Set this aside somewhere warm. Grease silicon mould with little oil using a paper towel and set aside.
    • Take dark chocolate in a bowl and melt it gently either in double boiler or in microwave. Set aside so it cools completely.
    • Take cream in a bowl and whisk till thick. Add in coffee powder and melted agar agar and mix gently. Pour in cooled melted chocolate and fold gently. Spoon this into the mould and smooth the top. Place the mould in freezer and let it set.
    • Mean while make mirror glaze. Take cream and chocolate in a sauce pan and heat gently. once the mousse is set you can un mould it on a wire rack. Pour the cooled mirror glaze on top and leave to set in fridge. Serve.

    How to Make Coffee Caviar & Coffee Jelly Cubes

    • Take oil in a cup and place it in the freezer for 1 to 2 hours. You can place the oil in fridge overnight.
    • Take black coffee in a sauce pan. Add in agar agar powder, sugar in it and whisk well. Heat this and keep mixing so it comes to a light simmer. Once the agar agar is mixed completely. Take it off the heat. Pour this into the dropper bottle.
    • Remove the oil from the freezer and use the dropper bottle to drop the coffee mix into the cold oil drop by drop. The caviar will form and it will harden and settle at the bottom of the cup. Once it is done, strain the mixture. Rinse once in cold water to remove excess oil. Your coffee caviar is done. Store at room temp for few hours. You can keep in fridge until serving.
    • The remaining coffee caviar mix can be poured in a small tray and set in fridge. Once it is set, you can cut into cubes and serve.

    How to Make Strawberry Gel

    • Take all ingredients in a sauce pan, mix well. Now heat this and keep whisking till it thickens. Spoon this into a bowl. Set aside so it cool.

    How to Make Chocolate Sand

    • Take sugar, cocoa and salt in a mixer jar. Powder till it is fine. Add in melted butter and blend once till crumbly. Chocolate sand is ready.

    Assembling Mocha Heaven

    • Take a pretty serving plate. A shallow white bowl is perfect for this desert.
    • Spoon chocolate sand in the base.
    • Place the chocolate dome on top of the sand carefully using a small offset spatula.
    • Spoon some caviar on the side.
    • Take strawberry gel in the piping bag and pipe small dollops all around the mousse.
    • Scatter some coffee jelly.
    • Decorate it with some basil leaves.
    • Serve immediately.

    Video

    YouTube video

    Notes

    • This recipe is a labour of love. so take your time and make this amazing dessert.
    • Strawberry gel, coffee caviar, coffee cubes, chocolate soil can be made a day in advance.
    • You can make the mousse dome in advance and keep in freezer till use.
    • At the time of serving give the mousse dome mirror glaze for shining look.
    • For coffee caviar, use refined oil so it doesn't freeze in the freezer. 
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 2174kcal | Carbohydrates: 119g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 188g | Saturated Fat: 75g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 25g | Monounsaturated Fat: 78g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 209mg | Sodium: 575mg | Potassium: 1155mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 85g | Vitamin A: 2671IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 14mg
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