Mini Easy Dark Chocolate Mousse Cups

It's been a busy weekend as I attended two parties one after another after the long day we had at the bridal studio yesterday to do my bridal gown fitting! I'm totally thrilled to have selected my wedding gowns and photoshoot gowns even though the big day's only in 2014! It sure is fun planning for the wedding even though there has been many setbacks to date. Nevertheless, I know that God will provide for us in abundance! 

Anway, Yang's throwing a New Year/House-warming party later in the afternoon and I had no idea what I wanted to cook/bake/bring to her potluck party till' 2am last night (or technically this morning) before I fell asleep after the really long day! So I woke up this morning and googled to find this really easy recipe for Mini Easy Dark Chocolate Mousse Cups that I could use with the little ingredients I had at home. 

This recipe is adapted from Michael Chiarello's recipe on Food Network. 

This recipe is just so easy to do and I whipped it up easily in 15 minutes! Great for parties and it barely needs any chilling or anything of that sort while waiting for it to set! Just the perfect recipe for someone lazy and in a rush for time like me! So, enjoy this really simple and easy recipe!

Almond Pralines

For one who loves chocolate, this is the perfect recipe for home-made Almond Pralines.

I learned this several years back from an instructor but I lost the recipe. I recreated this based on my vague memory but it was good! (: This took about an hour to prepare and yields 24 mini Almond Pralines.

Almond Pralines Recipe

Ingredients:

170g dark coverture chocolate buttons

100g almond strips

40g icing sugar

100g castor sugar

60ml of water

20g white coverture chocolate

Cynthia's Chocolate Banana Cake

This Cynthia's Chocolate Banana Cake is one of my personal favourites and it's almost been fail-proof for me every time I make it. It's similar to Secret Recipe's version of the Chocolate Banana Cake just that I prefer to use dark chocolate in my version. I made 2 9-inch and 1 4.5-inch cake on Friday for various occasions over the weekend and I took 6 hours, which is rather speedy judging from the fact that my first attempt took me 4 hours! (: 

I'm just really glad that it was a big hit for many! (: That's one of the joy in baking for people I love. 

This recipe is IMAGE INTENSIVE! (: