This document provides a recipe for a gourmet chocolate dessert called "chocolate mountains". It consists of layers of cream, custard and chocolates. Special care and equipment like a bain-marie is needed to properly melt and heat delicate ingredients like eggs and cream. The recipe serves both adults and children and makes for an impressive presentation, especially when topped with fresh fruits. Detailed instructions and a list of ingredients are provided to make this memorable chocolate dessert.

1. This is a gourmet chocolate dessert with layers of cream, custard and
chocolates.Chocolate mountains is an unforgettable and decadent dish ideal for
special events or romantic occasions. While this is a gourmet food recipe to make
at home, it requires delicateness and care since you will be handling delicate
ingredients like eggs, cream and chocolate. For best results, use a bain-marie for
melting and heating the ingredients.

2. Also known as a water bath, a bain-marie is a special cooking equipment
that consists of two sections of chambers: the bottom and the upper section. The
bottom section is for the boiling water, which touches the heat directly and the
upper section is where the delicate ingredients are placed so that they only get
indirect heat. You can also use an improvised version of a bain-marie if you don’t
have it at home. Use a small saucepan for boiling the water and another saucepan
or heatproof saucer for melting and heating the ingredients. Take care that the
bottom of the saucer does not touch the boiling water, which should only be
about an inch or two in height.
This delicious dessert is great for adults as well as for children of all ages.
You can be very creative with the presentation so that it is all the more appealing
and irresistible. For superior results, use only the best quality chocolate you can
find. Pure dark chocolate is ideal for making this recipe for chocolate mountains.
You also need white chocolate in this recipe.
For a memorable evening, serve chocolate mountains with Banyuls grand
cru, brandy, rum or Cognac. This dessert also goes well with coffee or afternoon
tea. Top the chocolate mountains with fresh fruits like strawberries, raspberries,
blueberries, blackberries, mangoes, currants, or peaches. Mint leaves make a fine
garnish and a refreshing contrast to this chocolate dessert.

3. Ingredients
 1 egg
 1.8 oz. white chocolate
 1.8 oz. pralinesrum, cognac or Grand Marnier
 1 gelatin leaf
 1.4 oz. grilled almonds
 1/2 lb. Chantilly (sweetened whipped cream)
 1/4 lbs. sugar
 ½ lb. topping chocolate
 1/2 lb. creamGenovese waffles (sponge cake dough) or pate sable
 1 mint leaf
 1.8 oz. sour cream
 1 mango, English cream
 currant sauce, mango sauce

4. Preparation Instruction
1. To make the cream, beat the eggs over a bain-marie pan taking care that it
does not curdle. Soak the gelatin in cold water and add it to the beaten egg. Add
the white chocolate and praline. Add some rum and Cognac. Mix slowly with the
Chantilly. Add the crushed almonds. Fill small bowls with the cream.
2. Cover the “mountains” with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator. Mix
chocolate, sour cream, and sugar. Remove the “mountains” from the refrigerator
and place each on a round Genovese waffle. Allow the chocolate topping to flow
over each.
3. Place these “chocolate mountains” on a cold serving dish and decorate with
white chocolate. Add the 3 different sauces in a visually creative manner. You can
also add some mango slices, chocolate crisps, mint leaves, and chocolate sauce.