Chocolate mousse tartlets

For the pastry: 115 gr plain flour

25 gr icing sugar

25 gr cocoa powder

75 gr butter

2 eggs

2,5 ml vanilla essence

For the mousse: 200 gr milk chocolate (broken up into pieces)

120 ml milk

10 ml powdered gelatine

30 ml caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs( separated)

250 g cream cheese

melted dark chocolate to decorate

Method: For the pastry sift the flour,sugar and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl. Rub in the butter 'til mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.

Mix eggs and vanilla essence in a small bowl,then add to the dry ingredients and mix to a soft dough. Tip out on to a lightly floured surface and knead 'til smooth. Wrap in a cling film and place in a fridge for about 30 minutes.

Roll out pastry and use to line 6 tartlet tins.( i used 10 cm size). Cover tartlets with cling film and put in a fridge for another 20 minutes. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 190⁰C ( 375⁰F; gas mark 5).

Prick the base of each pastry case with a fork, then line with baking paper and fill with bakinf beans( u can use uncooked rice aswell) and bake for 10 minutes.

Remove the paper and beans (rice), and put the pastry cases back in the oven and cook another 15 minutes. or 'til pastry is firm. Let the pastry cases cool in the tin.

For the filling,melt the chocolate . Milk pour into a pan and add gelatine and heat gently til gelatine is dissolved. remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate.

Whisk sugar,vanilla essence and egg yolks together, and then add in the chocolate mixture. Beat in the cream cheese 'til mixture is evenly mixed. Chill the mixture til it starts to set ( might take several hours).

Whisk the egg whites in a grease-free bowl 'til stiff, then gently fold into the mixture. Divide the mixture between the pastry cases and leave in the fridge to set.

Decorate with dark melted chocolate .

Enjoy :)