Thursday, July 23, 2009

Strawberry Charlottes

I made some strawberry mousse recently as strawberries are now very much in abundance even though they are imported.



As it was only my husband and I who were enjoying the mousse, I decided to use the extra mousse for some strawberry charlottes. Instead of making the sponge fingers from scratch, I used store bought ones which I already have in my baking cupboard. The charlottes were supposed to have been topped with freshly whipped thickened cream but unfortunately in my haste I had over-whipped it and it split on me. I had no choice but to throw it away and it was such a waste! I am sure it would have been lovely sitting on top of the charlottes and would have been equally delicious. Anyway I still went ahead with the assembly of the entire dessert and topped each one with fresh strawberries and blueberries. These charlottes are so easy to put together and I'm sure they will wow your guests when served as individual desserts.





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12 comments:

  1. AnhJuly 23, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    I love the look of this! So beautiful!

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  2. gagaJuly 23, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    Hey Jo,

    I just wanted to let you know that I've shared the One Lovely Blog award with you. Everything you make makes me drool and I love reading it.

    http://gagainthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/07/one-lovely-award.html

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  3. lubnakarim06July 23, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    Oh wow.....looks yum......

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  4. homeladychefJuly 24, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    I agree! Now the strawberry and cherries are so in abundance! Nice job here!

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  5. The Duo DishesJuly 24, 2009 at 1:52 AM

    Love the 2nd picture. Looks like the perfectly sized dessert portion.

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  6. Ingrid_3BsJuly 24, 2009 at 1:54 AM

    They look so lovely! I haven't eaten lunch and now anything I have will pale in comparison.

    Btw, if you add a bit more heavy cream to the over beaten cream it will come back together. I've tired it and its worked. (Use your best judgement on how much cream to add.)
    ~ingrid

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  7. Clumbsy CookieJuly 24, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    So cute and summery!

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  8. Ramya KiranJuly 24, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    Looks lovely!

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  9. ZoeJuly 24, 2009 at 11:46 PM

    These are so pretty!

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  10. pigpigscornerJuly 26, 2009 at 4:48 AM

    So pretty! Great use of mousse and berries.

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  11. SelbaJuly 26, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    Wow... so lovely!

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  12. JudeJuly 27, 2009 at 2:01 PM

    This to me is the perfect summer cake. Been thinking of making a large version but I find the recipe rather intimidating.

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