Bombing Mother's Day

I know, I know. You're not supposed to try out new recipes on guests. But my Mom doesn't count... and neither do my friends... not even my boss. Maybe the Queen of England, but I digress.

Cannelle et Vanille lured me into my first attempt at
chocolate mousse bombs.

In combination with Use Real Butter's post,
I concocted...

Butterfly Bombs

RECIPE

Buy silicone bombe molds (or Wilton Brownie Pop Molds)

Paint inside of molds with pseudo-tempered melted chocolate chips

• Remember, water is bad. It will seize the chocolate and cause grainy-ness!

No water in:
- the bowl you're melting in
- the spoon your mixing with
- the brush you're painting in
- the molds you're painting in

• Melting & pseudo-tempering technique a la Undercover Cupcake:
- reserve a handful of chips
- melt remainder for 1 minute on high in microwave
- stir and continue to heat in 30 second increments
- stir after each heating and stop before completely melted (should be able to stir to melt remaining lumps)
- add reserved handful of chips and stir until smooth

Let chocolate chill and set in between coats. I did 2 coats.

Make cookies

• I made chocolate shortbread cookies but next time will go with brownies!

Make mousse

Use Real Butter provided me with a good recipe.

Spoon mousse into large ziplock bag and cut off the tip.
Squeeze into chocolate coated bombs
At this point you can add a surprise, like a raspberry pressed into the mousse
Place cake round on top and press in a little bit

FREEZE (It's hammer time!)

It is very important that the bombs be rock solid frozen or they might crack during removal

Remove from freezer and float in a pan of hot water for 5 to 10 seconds.

Flip onto counter and attempt to pop them out.
• I will not pretend this was easy. But I got a method eventually. And the ones that cracked, I put a frosting flower over the hole!

They were very yummy though a bit messy to eat. It has been suggested that I make these for 4th of July and add chocolate fins so they look like real bombs! Or fireworks.