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The Chocolate Cream recipe that I demonstrated at the California Food & Wine festival can be found below.  During the demo I got a few measurements wrong.  The correct recipe is:

Chocolate Cream Pudding

2 cups heavy cream

2 cups whole milk

½ cup granulated sugar

14 egg yolks

14 oz. 64% bittersweet chocolate (the best you can buy), chopped into uniform pieces

Sweetened whipped cream for garnishing

Place the cream and the milk in a medium saucepan and bring it to a light boil.  Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until pale yellow.  Place the chocolate in a medium sized bowl.

When the milk begins to boil pour about ¼ of it onto the beaten egg yolks, whisking continuously.  Pour this mixture back into the milk.  With a heatproof rubber spatula, and the heat on medium, stir the mixture until it thickens and coats the spatula.  Remove from the heat and pour over the chocolate.  Whisk until you have melted the chocolate and it is streak free.

Pour into bowls and refrigerate until set.  Remove from the fridge about an hour before serving and spoon sweetened whipped cream on top.

For the demonstration I garnished the pudding with lemon scented whipped cream and a spiced chocolate ball.  The lemon whipped cream is simple to make.  Just add some lemon zest (using a micro-plane zester) to the cream before beating.  the spiced chocolate balls are made by the chocolate company Valrhona.  The are called Xocopili.

The name of the chocolate company that I love is Michel Cluizel.  Their website is Nobleingredients.com.

later……………

I have done the Epcot Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World for several years.  In fact I’m going back in October (the 23rd and 24th).  But this is the first time I was invited to Disneyland for the California Food and Wine Festival.  Right in my back yard.  I did a demo (chocolate cream/pudding/cake filling) on Friday and Saturday and then presented at Sweet Sundays (Strawberry Brunch).

For those of you who came to the demos–Thank you.  I just got back home and will post the recipe for the chocolate cream here on the blog.  I am also doing some editing on a short video I had shot of the intro to the demo on Saturday.  If you’re in it: Congratulations!  you’re a star.

If you’re in the Orlando area in late October, please come to Epcot for the Food & Wine festival.  I will be at the Party for the Senses on Saturday October 23 and doing another Sweet Sundays on the 24th.  Get your tickets early.

I have been a fan of Disney forever it seems.  I like finding the “hidden Mickeys” and knowing all the ins and outs of what Walt Disney had up his sleeve.  Truly Fascinating.

I just wanted to post this quick note to say “Thanks Again”  And as usual:  Pass this blog on and keep reading!!

And of course, a special thank you to Jim, Robyn, Diego, Natalie, Payton, Tiffany, Kevin, and everyone else for, first, inviting me, and secondly, for all the help.

recipe and more tomorrow!