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newcook
05-10-2005, 08:20 AM
I am making some desserts for my sister to take to a family gathering. She has a 6 hour drive so I need to make things that travel well. She has a cooler so she can keep the desserts cool.

I found a recipe for Chocolate Strawberry Bavarian Cream that I would love to make. Does anyone know if it travels well and how long it will keep. I thought since it has gelatin in it, it might travel OK but I'm not sure.

Daniele

Here is the recipe:

Strawberry-Chocolate Bavarian Cream
1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced strawberries, thawed*
2 envelopes unflavored gelatine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 1/4 cups milk, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy or whipping cream
Strawberry Cream (recipe below)

Drain strawberries; reserve syrup. Add water to syrup to equal 3/4 cup. Stir gelatine into liquid; set aside.

Puree or mash berries to equal 1/2 cup. Reserve for use in Strawberry Cream.

Combine sugar, chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and very hot. Add gelatine mixture, stirring until gelatine is completely dissolved. Remove from heat; add remaining 1 3/4 cups milk and the vanilla extract. Pour into bowl; chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon.

Whip cream until stiff; fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into oiled 5- or 6-cup mold; chill until firm. Unmold and garnish with Strawberry Cream.

* You may substitute 1 cup sweetened sliced fresh strawberries for the frozen.

Strawberry Cream
1 cup heavy or whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup strawberry puree (reserved from above recipe)
2 or 3 drops red food coloring

Whip cream and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until stiff. Fold in strawberry puree and food color.

CompassRose
05-10-2005, 08:33 AM
As long as you can keep it chilled it should be fine, but if it gets warm at all it might lose structure -- i.e., collapse all over the place!

newcook
05-10-2005, 09:19 AM
Thanks CompassRose. The other bonus of the recipe is that I can pour most of it is a large mold and make another small one for me and no one will be able to guess. ;) :D

Daniele

newcook
05-16-2005, 08:04 AM
I just wanted to say that my sister called to say the Bavarian Cream was a huge hit. I had sent it along with 2 other favorites, but this one ended up being the winner.

Daniele