Chocolates bring smiles on our faces; mend broken hearts in a jiffy, fix a distorted mood and what more, they come with health benefits too. Wouldn't it be great to invite guests and whip up some easy-to-make chocolate recipes at home for an ultimate dessert delight?

Chef Savio Fernandes, Pastry Chef, JW Marriott Mumbai shares two of his signature chocolate- based recipes that can be prepared at the click of a finger while guaranteeing a blissful treat.

Dark Chocolate sponge

Ingredients

Eggs: 5

Castor Sugar: 125 gms

Refined flour: 100 gms

Cocoa powder: 25 gms

Method:

-Whisk eggs and sugar together till the ribbon stage is reached.

-Sieve the flour and the cocoa powder together.

-Fold the flour lightly into the egg mixture, put the mixture in dusted silicone cake mould with flour and melted butter.

-Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 25 – 30 minutes.

-Demould the cake sponge and let it cool on a wire rack.

Chocolate mousse

Ingredients

Egg whites: 100 ml

Sugar: 80 gms

Melted chocolate: 300 gms

Whipped cream: 400 ml

Method:

-Make meringue with the egg whites and the sugar.

-Add the melted chocolate to it and mix well.

-Fold in the whipped cream along with the chocolate mixture.

If you still can't get enough of the two chocolate delicacies, then blend the two to create a Chocolate Bombe. And this is how you do it:

Assembling the Chocolate bombe

-Cut the Chocolate sponge into 3 equal layers.

-Take a dome shaped cake moulds and line it with the chocolate sponge and soak it with the sugar syrup.

-Put a layer of chocolate mousse and cover with another chocolate sponge, repeat till you have the third layer.

-Allow the cake to set over night in the freezer.

-Demould the cake and glaze it with chocolate Ganache.

-Let it set and serve the chocolate bombe with some chocolate garnishes