THE BEST Valentines Dessert EVER Part 2: The Filling!

Ok for the filling you've got 3 parts:
Again this all comes from The Sisters' Cafe. When I grow up I want to be like them!


1. The Chocolate Cake
This is the easiest part (even though none of it is really hard). 
I just used a boxed cake-- it was, however, I used Duncan Heinz Dark Chocolate cake. It was moist and delicious, and not too sweet (which was great because the mousse and drizzle are VERY sweet)


2./3. The White Chocolate Cream Drizzle and White Chocolate Almond Mousse (they start with the same base)
You'll need:
3 cups chilled whipping cream, divided
¼ cup butter, cut into pieces
1 lb good-quality white chocolate (again you hit the budget restrained college student-- I just used target brand white chocolate chips. They were delicious, but I'm sure it would be even better with something good, say Ghirardelli's)
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
Red food coloring (it's Valentines day, I couldn't help myself!)

2. Making the White Chocolate Cream Drizzle - Bring 1 cup cream and butter to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter melts. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate and stir until smooth. Whisk in vanilla.

Pour 1 ½ cups white chocolate mixture into a small bowl, add food coloring; cover and refrigerate until cold. 

Let remaining white chocolate mixture in saucepan stand at room temperature until lukewarm, about 20 minutes.

3. Making the White Chocolate & Almond Mousse - Using electric mixer, beat remaining 2 cups cream and almond extract in large bowl until peaks form. Working in 3 batches, fold in lukewarm white chocolate cream mixture. 

Refrigerate whipped cream just until medium peaks hold, folding occasionally, about 3 hours.

Serving your Chocolate Bowls -

Cube your delicious chocolate cake and place 4-5 cubes in each chocolate bowl. Generously spoon mousse on top and then generously drizzle with the white chocolate cream drizzle. So rich and delicious. 

Prior to the drizzle being put on. Go ahead: tell me you don't want one of these. You're LYING!

Bah! I wish this last picture wasn't over exposed (I'm still working on picture taking skills) You can't really see the pink drizzle on top.