[Sca-cooks] Le Gateau Victoire Chocolat, Mousseline

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius adamantius1 at verizon.net
Sat Nov 21 03:12:21 PST 2009


On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:05 AM, Kingstaste wrote:

> Well, ganosh wasn't quite the right description either, it having more of a
> mousse-like texture.  Mousseline seemed closer.  

Especially if the cream is whipped, which in ganache (I looked at what you wrote above for quite a while, had just woken up, and wondered for several minutes what eggplant had to do with any of this) it usually isn't, AFAIK.

Adamantius


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> On Nov 20, 2009, at 8:41 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:
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>> <<< I would accept mousseline as an appropriate term.  Thanks!
>> Christianna >>>
>> 
>> Oh, and while you can find these recipes using the entire recipe name
> "mousseline" by itself gets you definitions of sauces, filmy fabric and
> other items but not rich, chocolate cakes.
> 
> Things that are classified as mousseline generally contain whipped cream
> (fancifully supposed to look like white muslin cloth) for a lightened
> texture, or as a garnish.
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