Creeping on Cat Feet (Cat Paw Chocolate Mousse)
Chocolate mousse served in candy shells, finished with cat-head and curly-tail decorations for a festive Halloween treat.
Ingredients
Chocolate Mousse (recipe on p.118)
to taste
Light cocoa candy melts (for making cat heads and candy shells)
1 packet (makes 4 desserts)
Yellow candy melts (for tails)
to taste
Orange candy melts (for tails)
to taste
Mini chocolate marshmallows (for making feet)
to taste
Instructions
1
Make the Tails
Prepare the candy parts in advance. Using melted candy, pipe curling tails 2½ inches long onto a parchment-lined cake board; refrigerate until set. Flip and add another layer; let set.
2
Make the Cat Heads
Using the piping method (p.130), shape cat heads in a cookie sheet, filling the cavities ½ full. Refrigerate until set, then unmold. Pipe pupils with melted candy.
3
Make the Candy Shells
Make candy shells in baking cups (p.130); refrigerate until set. Carefully peel off the paper cups. Trim the top edges flat with a knife or heated plate if needed.
4
Make the Cat Feet
Cut marshmallows to 7/8 inch tall and attach to the bottom of the candy shells with melted candy.
5
Fill with Mousse
Prepare the mousse and pipe into cups using a #1A tip.
6
Assemble and Decorate
Attach the cat heads to the candy shells with melted candy and insert the tails. Refrigerate until serving time (at least 3 hours). Each serves 1 person.
