Chocolate-caramel easter eggs pt 2

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
See part 1

Directions

saucepan, stirring until butter melts. Add chocolate and whisk until smooth and melted. Remove chocolate filling from heat. Whisk in sour cream. Let stand until cool but still pourable, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.

Spoon filling over caramel in all egg halves, filling to 1/16 inch below top edge. Chill until set, about 40 minutes.

To assemble: Rewarm reserved melted chocolate in top of double boiler to 115 deg. F for bittersweet and 105 deg. F for white chocolate. Remove chocolate from over water. Working quickly, spread enough melted chocolate (use bittersweet for dark eggs and white chocolate for white eggs) atop 1 set of filled eggs just to cover. use icing spatula to scrape excess chocolate from eggs and clean sides. Place mold in refrigerator. Repeat with remaining egg molds. Refrigerate all molds until chocolate is firm, about 1 hour.

Line cookie sheets with aluminum foil. Remove 1 egg mold from refrigerator.

Turn mold over onto foil. Gently bend and twist mold side to side several times to release halves of chocolate eggs. Repeat unmolding process with remaining eggs.

Rewarm remaining melted chocolate in top of double boiler until warm to touch. Turn bottom half of 1 egg over so flat sides face up. Spread small amount of melted chocolate over flat side of egg, leaving ¼-inch border.

Working quickly, cover bottom half of egg with corresponding top half of egg and press together gently. Refrigerate whole egg. Repeat with remaining egg halves and melted chocolate. (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.) To decorate: Wrap ribbons around seam of each egg and tie bow at top.

Refrigerate until ready to eat. Serve eggs chilled.

Makes 3 large eggs and 4 small eggs Bon Appetit April 1992

Posted to recipelu-digest by shusky@... on Mar 24, 1998

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