MANDARIN SEMIFREDDO CAKES easy and quick, delicious holiday dessert with mandarin paste, covered in chocolate, perfect single-serving dessert domes for after lunch or dinner, ideal for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
A true delight, the mandarin semifreddo cakes are super creamy, do not freeze, can be prepared in advance and served anytime without waiting.
The recipe for mandarin semifreddo cakes is very simple, prepare the mandarin aroma, make the chocolate domes, and then fill them with a simple cream with whipped cream.
Follow me in the kitchen today, there are mandarin semifreddo cakes.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 3.5 oz chocolate
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 1 tbsp mandarin paste
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp chocolate
Steps
Prepare the mandarin paste HERE and set aside.
Whisk the egg yolk with sugar in a bain-marie, then let it cool, whip the cream and combine the mandarin paste with the yolk.
Whip everything with an electric mixer, then add chocolate chips or chocolate chunks and mix.
Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie and place it inside a silicone semi-sphere mold like this HERE and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Then remove the mold from the fridge, pour half of the creamy mixture, add some mandarin paste, more cream, and freeze for 30 minutes.
Bon appétit
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The perfect dessert to serve after lunch or dinner for the holidays, great with mandarin but you can also prepare it with lemon or orange with mascarpone if you prefer, or you can make a lighter dessert with a light cream cheese instead of cream.
