This is a multi step recipe that is great for a baking day with lots of time to kill. This recipe is challenging, but is perfect for winding down and getting into the baking zone.
There are three pieces to this pastry: Valrhona Jivara Milk Chocolate Mousse, Almond Cake and the Apple Caramel Jelly.
The almond cake recipe is straightforward from Bachour’s cookbook. I only made modifications for creating smaller portions.
The caramel apple jelly was a butt kicker. So I whipped up my own version of Caramel Apple Jelly. More caramel, less apples, makes Serena a happy gal.
The Chocolate Mousse recipe is straight from the book, with modifications for smaller portions. If you’ve never tried the Valrhona Jivara Chocolate, you should.