Verrine ~ A Blend of Cream and Chocolate

As a kid, I had a bad habit of wasting food. My mother would scare me saying if I waste food, satan is gonna come and grab my leg and take me off. The days I would waste food, I happen to meet satan (the one in Onida ad) in my dreams, who would drag me off, mercilessly.

But now, I do make a conscious effort to not waste food and to cook/eat that is enough for us. I had some mascarpone cheese and whipping cream left over after I made the Tiramisu and Black Forest Cake. While in a hunt to figure out how I could use them to make another variety dessert, before it hits the expiry date, I came across the French Dessert called Verrine. Verrines translate to glasses in french. Originally from France, these are made by forming layers of ingredients in a glass. Since these are made in transparent glass, the highlighted colors of the ingredients gives a tempting look. Moreover, we can customize a verrine with ones own recipe.

Black Forest Gateau

I loooove Black Forest. We used to have these available at the snack kiosk at college. My friend, Divya and I used to be the greatest addicts of black forest, in our gang. We tried controlling ourselves from not having it but no luck. Finally they stopped getting it which did help us to cut down our consumption of this cake. This cake had been on my to-bake list for so long. But I was just waiting for a reason to make it. And so our second wedding anniversary arrives giving me a reason to try it and stop procrastinating it.

I had been in a hunt to figure out the perfect recipe, stores to get fresh cherries etc. for some time now, which luckily got unnoticed by my husband and hence helped me keep it a secret. I shopped the ingredients and baked the cake while he was away for work. When he got back, I tried hard to keep my enthusiasm low which in fact failed. I won't blame myself. Who wouldn't get super excited about their first so called decoration cake.