This Chocolate Sundae Royale is a decadent chocolate ice-cream extravaganza. It’s made with dark and white chocolate ice-creams, chocolate caramel fudge sauce, blackcurrant brownies and some blackcurrant sauce to cut through the richness. All you need is a suitable celebration to justify the calories.
When Mõvenpick asked their fifteen favourite bloggers (of which I’m one!) to create a sundae using their ice-cream, perhaps unsurprisingly my thoughts jumped to chocolate. I was planning on an All Chocolate Sundae project using dark and white chocolate ice-cream, chocolate brownies and chocolate sauce. However, the plan was hijacked by these blackcurrants.
Adding cassis to champagne makes for a Kir Royale. I thus reasoned that adding blackcurrants to my chocolate sundae would not only enhance it, but make it fit for a monarch – a Chocolate Sundae Royale, no less.
Mõvenpick Ice Cream
Mõvenpick ice cream takes me straight back to Switzerland where I was a teenage au pair. Country bumpkin that I was, I found the ice-cream parlour serving Mõvenpick sundaes to be amazingly glamourous.
My introduction consisted of a magnificent affair with 15 balls of differently flavoured ice-cream – I remember it well. So when I was sent two tubs of their ice-cream, two sundae glasses and matching spoons, I was all set to relive my dissolute youth.
I chose Swiss Chocolate which not only tasted of rich dark chocolate but also contained generous amounts of Swiss chocolate shavings; I paired it with a contrasting creamy White Chocolate containing chunks of white chocolate.
Both were way too tasty and the leftovers didn’t hang around in our freezer for very long. These two, along with eight other flavours, can be purchased in 900g tubs from Ocado.
We Should Cocoa
The ever-inspiring Elizabeth is hosting We Should Cocoa this month over at Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary. She has chosen chocolate ice cream and toppings recipes – you can do either or both. Ice-cream in July is becoming a bit of a tradition. Do have a look at the July 2013 We Should Cocoa ice-cream round up.
Well I knew I was going to be getting some chocolate ice-cream, so I needed to come up with something particularly good for a topping.
Chocolate Caramel Fudge Sauce
CT gave me a most wonderful book for my birthday, Mast Brothers Chocolate: a family cookbook by Rick & Michael Mast. The book is full of dark and luscious recipes along with stories of their bean to bar chocolate making adventures. A recipe for hot caramel fudge sauce caught my eye and I knew that was the one I wanted to use for my Chocolate Sundae Royale and my entry to We Should Cocoa.
Start by caramelising the sugar, then stirring in cream and vanilla extract. Finally add chocolate to the mix and stir until melted and smooth.
At this point my chocolate ganache separated out. Don’t despair if this happens to you. Just heat up some more cream and pour it in, stirring carefully. It worked for me, anyhow. I ended up with a thick but beautifully smooth and shiny warm chocolate caramel fudge sauce.
Chocolate Sundae Royale
Pride comes before a fall, but I think this might be one of the best sundaes I’ve ever eaten. Maybe because I had it for breakfast! I’m not normally one for sweet foods in the morning, so I reckon this was the most decadent breakfast ever. My excuse was simple: I had to make it early in the morning whilst the light was best for photographic purposes and before the house heated up too much.
Different layers, textures, tastes and temperatures made a sundae surprise to keep us guessing; we were never quite sure what was coming in the next mouthful. Blackcurrant was an inspired addition; it had a punchy piquancy and the tart fruit cut through the richness of the chocolate and cream.
To make this sundae even more decadent than it already is, add a slug of cassis to the blackcurrant sauce. I won’t tell if you don’t.
I made blackcurrant brownies, especially for this chocolate sundae royale, but you can use whatever brownies you prefer for this recipe. You’ll find loads of brownie recipes here on Tin and Thyme to choose from. Or, if you don’t have time to make any, I won’t tell if you acquire them from some other source.
Mõvenpick Ice Cream Blogger Competition
This Chocolate Sundae Royale is my entry to the Mõvenpick Ice Cream Blogger Competition. The creator of the favoured recipe wins a two-hour masterclass with the Langham’s head pastry chef, Cherish Finden, followed by afternoon tea for two at the Palm Court. Fingers crossed.
You can see some of the other entries here:
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Chocolate Sundae Royale – The Recipe
Chocolate Sundae Royale
Ingredients
- 2 blackcurrant brownies or brownies of your choice – quartered
- 6 small scoops white chocolate ice-cream
- 4 small scoops Swiss chocolate ice-cream
- ½ cup hot caramel fudge sauce (see below)
- ¼ cup blackcurrant sauce (with an optional slug of added cassis for extra decadence)
Chocolate Caramel Fudge Sauce
- ¼ cup golden caster sugar
- ½ cup double cream (heavy cream)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g dark chocolate (I used 70%) – chopped
Blackcurrant Sauce
- 150 g blackcurrants
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
Instructions
Chocolate Caramel Fudge Sauce
- Melt the sugar in a pan over a medium heat, then let it simmer for a couple of minutes until it turns a bronzy colour. Remove from the heat.¼ cup golden caster sugar
- Meanwhile heat the double cream in a separate pan with the vanilla extract until hot. Pour into the caramel and stir hard until smooth.½ cup double cream (heavy cream), ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Add the chocolate and stir until melted.100 g dark chocolate
Blackcurrant Sauce
- Simmer the blackcurrants with 75 ml water for about ten minutes to soften the fruit.150 g blackcurrants
- Press the mixture through a sieve, extracting as much juice as possible. Throw the remaining pulp in the compost.
- Stir in the icing sugar.1 tbsp icing sugar
Chocolate Sundae Royale
- Place one of the blackcurrant brownie quarters at the bottom of each sundae glass.2 blackcurrant brownies
- Top with a scoop of white chocolate ice-cream followed by some of the chocolate caramel sauce.6 small scoops white chocolate ice-cream, ½ cup hot caramel fudge sauce
- Add 2 scoops of Swiss chocolate ice-cream followed by the remaining brownie quarters.4 small scoops Swiss chocolate ice-cream
- Top with 2 scoops of white chocolate ice-cream, then drizzle the chocolate and blackcurrent sauces over the top until they flow down the sides.¼ cup blackcurrant sauce
Notes
Nutrition Estimate
Other Linkies
Appropriately enough given the hot weather, this month’s Family Foodies event is Chill Out, Baby, making my sundae eminently suitable (although it might be best to omit the optional cassis). It is hosted this time by Vanesther of Bangers & Mash and is hosted alternately with Lou of Eat Your Veg.
This month’s Blogger Scream for Ice Cream over at Kavey Eats is all about holidays. Well, the Swiss sundaes that inspired this were not exactly holiday related – I don’t think I’ve ever worked so hard as I did when I was an au pair. My entry is, however, travel related, so I hope it counts.
I was sent some ice cream and sundae glasses for the recipe. I was not expected to write a positive review and all opinions are, as always, my own. Thanks to my readers for supporting the brands and organisations that help to keep Tin and Thyme blithe and blogging.
Johanna GGG says
Those sundaes look so so so good – I wish I had memories of eating ice cream in Switzerland but this sundae actually makes me think of McDonald’s ice cream with chocolate sauce when I was little – never have them these days but I remember the thick chocolate sauce very fondly and your sauce makes me think of it – I am sure it is far superior and probably just the thing for me now that my tastebuds are more sophisticated. Good luck with the competition.
Janice Pattie says
That looks so good and I love those Movenpick Sundae glasses!
Kavey says
Well, if we eat with our eyes, I’ve already eaten this one! Looks so lovely!
Elizabeth says
This looks utterly heavenly! Oh goodness me!
The Caked Crusader says
I could happily sit in a bath full of that chocolate sauce!
Kate@whatkatebaked says
What a scrumptious sounding ice cream Choclette- I’m sure it vanished in seconds in thus gloriously hot weather!
Sylvia F. says
Oh my, Choclette it all looks divine! I don’t mind having a chocolate overdose after all this sweets 🙂
Angie Schneider says
mmm..I want to drink that blackcurrant sauce!! This is a fantastic combination.
Fiona @ London-Unattached says
LOL, this looks lush! Thank you so much for linking up with mine too. And how did I know yours would be a chocolate fest!
Katie says
These look amazing. So indulgent and I want one now – its already hot! 2 flavours of ice cream, 2 different sauces and brownies = wow!
The Kitchenmaid says
Argh, I am now DESPERATE for an ice cream!
Kate Glutenfreealchemist says
Lovely combo and fantastic colour! The addition of the blackcurrant is superb. Movenpick ice-cream is so creamy and delicious….. shame it is so difficult to find!
bangers-and-mash.com says
Truly decadent – and I love the fact you ate it for breakfast too! Just sublime. And a wonderful entry for July’s #FamilyFoodies challenge. Thanks so much for linking up 🙂
Choclette says
It felt truly naughty eating this for breakfast Vanesther, but gosh it was good.
belleau kitchen says
Oh my word. That sauce!! Yes please. Love it with the tangy berries too. Beautiful
Choclette says
Thanks Dom, it’s sweet tangy and very very moreish.
Alicia Foodycat says
That sundae looks just wonderful!
Choclette says
Thanks Alicia – we were so enamoured we had it three days running – might just get a 4th out of it, although the chocolate sauce has disappeared and there is only one brownie left.
Natasha Mairs says
This looks amazing!! I could eat this right now. And the white chocolate ice cream sound lovely
Choclette says
Oh Natasha, I could eat it right now too, but I’m on a fast day!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
Everything here sounds absolutely amazing. Perfect for this hot summer day too.
Choclette says
Thanks Dannii – ice, ice and more ice needed I’m feeling.
Karen S Booth says
FAB combo Choclette! Karen
Choclette says
Thanks Karen, blackcurrants and chocolate is my latest favourite combination!
Keep Calm and Fanny On says
Great flavours, looks fab! Thanks…
Choclette says
Thank you – we’ve become a little addicted and have been feasting on one for the last three days.
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says
Choclette this looks rather good. And with 25C predicted today a perfect day to make it.
Choclette says
Thanks Bintu – it’s so hot the only thing I want to eat is ice-cream.