Chocolate Pudding With Candy Roses

Serves: 4

Alessia Franecki

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

44

Sweetness

46

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.75 cups

Sugar

4 cups

Half-And-Half

3

Eggs

1 cup

Mayonnaise

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

Chocolate pudding: Sift the first 5 ingredients into the cold half-and-half, whisk well to homogenize

2

Begin to heat while stirring constantly to 180 degrees F

3

Add chocolate and cook, stirring, for 1 full minute

4

Pass through a strainer and pour directly into dishes already containing the devils food cake pieces, then place plastic wrap directly on surface

5

Cool immediately in refrigerator

6

Devil's Food Cake: Preheat oven to 360 degrees F

7

In a mixing bowl with the whip, whisk the eggs and sugar until it reaches the ribbon stage

8

Whisk in the vanilla extract and mayonnaise

9

Add the dry ingredients alternating with the water

10

Mix only until combined

11

Do not over mix

12

Spread onto a quarter size sheet tray which has been sprayed with nonstick spray

13

The cake is ready when it springs back when touched

14

When cooled, use a circular cookie cutter and cut out circles to place in the bottom of molds

15

Make the depth of the cake approximately 1/2 the depth of your molds

16

Candied Rose Petals: Heat your oven to 200 degrees F

17

Brush petals in egg whites, remove excess white and dredge in granulated sugar

18

Place petals on a sheet tray and insert into the oven

19

Turn the oven off and allow them to crisp but not color

20

Break into pieces reserving the best looking ones for garnish

21

Place fresh whipped cream on top of the devil's food cake covered with chocolate pudding; then garnish with candied rose petals