Raspberry Chocolate Cakes with Citrus Mousse

I couldn't resist buying a punnet of these gloriously plump ruby-red raspberries from my local fruit store. I eagerly decided to inaugurate my little cake rings just purchased the other day. Like any food lover I'm obsessed by those beautiful little tarts and cakes you see in every parisian cake window & have always wondered if I could ever replicate something close to that at home. Ok today was the day.

I decided on a two layer flourless chocolate cake base with a touch of orange zest added to it to compliment the citrus mousse. In between the chocolate cake layers was a chocolate mousse for added volume. A thin layer of apricot glaze was then brushed to set the delightful raspberries. The final citrus mousse topping was a combination of lemon and orange, which I tend to prefer as it is less tart.

I ended up with left-over chocolate mousse just enough for two so the next day they served very nicely as an evening chocolate fix!