It's that time of the year. It really isn't Christmas without mince pie. I always have a mince pie or two when Christmas is near. It's something I picked up while studying in the UK and it stuck ever since. This year I decided to bake my own. Home made pies always taste great because you get to use as much butter as you want and control what goes into the pies. These mince pies are rich and buttery and filled with boozy fruits. Go ahead, tis the season to indulge.
I used store bought mixed fruits for the "mince meat" (it's called mince meat even though there's no meat in the filling -_-). If you're up for it, make your own mince meat. I think Mary Berry's or David Lebovit's recipes are good. Traditionally, suet ( pork fat) is used to make the filling. If you can't find suet, don't sweat, just use butter. These mince pies are super easy to make.
If you have tried making mousse with whipping cream and your mousse ends
up lumpy and watery, fret not as I have the solution in making easy and
fail-proof mousse for cakes.
The secret to making the mousse without
having to wait for the cake to set in the spring form pan is to use
whipped topping. Whipped topping is non-diary whipping cream and is
sturdier and fluffier than diary whipping cream. Though many have their
reservations on non-diary whipping cream, I still feel it's better to
use whipped topping because it's easier to handle and getting it wrong
too many times is just discouraging.
With this recipe, you can make Secret Recipe's signature cake from your own home.
First off, the mousse recipe which I used for this cake was not a mousse recipe for cake. It is meant to be eaten from a cup which is why the mousse looks a bit runny. The reason why I used this mousse recipe is because I wanted to finish the leftover egg whites from Ms Beranbaum's cream cheese butter cake. The mousse was kind of rough but it tastes good.
I am tired of reading fake reviews online about how good cakes from so and so actually are. I like reading food blogs but not all are truthful in their reviews. It is either that or they really have no taste.
