This week's Tuesdays With Dorie recipe was chosen by April of Short and Rose. She chose the cherry fudge brownie torte, which is composed of a dense, rich layer of cherry brownie (cherry jam, dried cherries, and kirsch), and a thinner layer of light and creamy mascarpone mousse. I was going to make the brownie layer when I realized the closest thing to kirsch we had was Cassis, which is a black-currant flavored liquor. I couldn't find dried cherries at the supermarket, either, so I decided to go all the way and use currant jam and dried currants. It worked out great!
This was quite a time-consuming recipe. For the brownie, you had to cook the currants with syrup, and melt the chocolate and butter over another saucepan, and use an electric mixer - basically make the kitchen look like a tornado went through. But, it was finished, and the mousse was quick and easy. Yum!
3 comments:
There really were a lot of steps to this one. I had a sink full of dishes to wash when I was done. But, it was good! :)
What a great 'playing around' take on the brownie, using currants instead of cherries! It sounds really tasty - glad it turned out so well for you!
susan - i agree! i split it up between two days, though. i'm glad you liked it.
lasinthekitchen - thanks! i wasn't planning on it until the liquor thing came up. you should try it, too. ;)
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