Dessert Recipes - Banana Chocolate Orange Mousse Bombe Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 large chocolate Swiss (jelly) roll, thinly sliced

• Finely grated rind and juice of 1 orange

• 20 ml/4 tsp powdered gelatin

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (semi-sweet) chocolate

• 400 g/14 oz/1 large can of evaporated milk, chilled

• 2 large bananas

• 5 ml/1 tsp lemon juice

• Grated chocolate, to decorate

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Method:

1. Line a 1.2 liter/2 pt/5 cup pudding basin with the Swiss roll slices. Put the orange rind and juice in a bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin over and leave to soften for 5 minutes.

2. Stand the bowl in a pan of hot water and stir until dissolved (or dissolve in the microwave).

3. Break up the chocolate and melt in a bowl over a pan of hot water or in the microwave. Stir in the gelatin.

4. Whip the evaporated milk until foamy. Mash the banana thoroughly with the lemon juice.

5. Fold the milk and banana into the chocolate. Turn into the prepared basin and chill until set.

6. Turn out on to a serving plate and decorate with a little grated chocolate.