I love bread pudding and I love both both white and dark chocolate, so I thought the Death By Chocolate competition was the perfect opportunity to combine all of these things with another favorite-- raspberries.
This pudding is styled after the famous New York City Black and White Cookie-- that is, one side is dark chocolate with raspberries and the other side is white chocolate with raspberries. This was a bit tricky, but worked out pretty well using good old aluminium foil as a barrier while assembling and during the first 10 - 15 minutes of baking.
Black and White Bread Pudding
1 one pound loaf of brioche
6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
1/2 pint fresh raspberries
4 large eggs
1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups whipping cream
1 cup whole milk
Divide the loaf of brioche in half. Remove the crust from one of the halves and cube into 1/2 inch pieces and place in a medium-sized bowl, tossing with the white chocolate.
Leave the crust on the other half and cube into 1/2 inch pieces, placing them in another medium-sized bowl, tossing with half of the dark chocolate.
In a saucepan combine 1 cup of the cream, 1/2 cup of the milk, 1/4 cup of sugar plus 2 tablespoons , and 1 teaspoon of vanilla and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Add the remaining dark chocolate and continue stirring until it is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a separate bowl beat two eggs and whisk in the remaining cream, milk, sugar and vanilla.
Beat the remaining two eggs in another bowl and whisk in about 1/2 cup of the hot chocolate cream mixture, to temper the eggs. Slowly add the rest of the chocolate mixure.
To assemble the bread pudding, butter the bottom and sides of a large round baking dish. Using aluminium foil, create a divider that cuts the dish in half and is as tall as the height of the dish.
Add a layer of the white chocolate and bread mixture to one side, and a layer of the dark chocolate and bread mixture to the other side. Sprinkle raspberries over the layers on both sides. Repeat, keeping the white chocolate and dark chocolate separate and ending with raspberries.
Carefully pour the chocolate cream mixture over the dark chocolate and brioche and the white cream mixture over the white chocolate and brioche. Let stand for 30 minutes.
Put the bread pudding in a preheated 350 F oven and bake for 10 minutes. Carefully slide the oven rack out and remove the foil barrier. Slide the rack back in and bake for another 40 to 50 minutes.
Allow to cool for 20 minutes before serving.
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Looks phenomenal, Ann! You have MY vote!
Posted by: annechovie | February 04, 2008 at 04:07 PM
Beautiful! Mmm, wish I could have some right now.
Posted by: Sophie | February 04, 2008 at 05:38 PM
Wow this looks awesome! What a great creation.
Posted by: Ashley | February 04, 2008 at 06:43 PM
Looks deliciously sinful. Of course you have my vote.
Posted by: PaulR | February 04, 2008 at 06:53 PM
That's very inspired :) Good luck on the contest, Ann!
Posted by: Manggy | February 04, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Wow - even chocolate has a ying and a yang. Looks delicious and really creative.
Posted by: giz | February 05, 2008 at 12:01 AM
My goodness you have been a busy bee all on your lonesome...
Posted by: Pasticcera | February 05, 2008 at 05:54 AM
Brilliant. It makes me want to invite myself over for dessert. :P
Posted by: Adele | February 05, 2008 at 08:11 AM
Thank you, thank you for sharing this recipe. My Honey loves warm bread pudding and b&w cookies, this looks like a perfect Valentines Day dessert!
Posted by: BustersDad | February 05, 2008 at 01:46 PM
Chocolates and raspberries :) Heaven....
Posted by: Poonam Phatak | February 05, 2008 at 05:25 PM
Mmm...good choice for your entry!
Posted by: JEP | February 05, 2008 at 08:26 PM
You can bribe me with half the bread pudding!
:-)
Posted by: Zenchef | February 06, 2008 at 02:51 PM
those black and white cookies were my FAVORITES when i was little -- i used to beg for them every time we went into New York! that and the perfume samples at saks -- i was such a weird little kid. :-) your bread pudding looks awesome!
Posted by: katy | February 06, 2008 at 04:48 PM
Oh, that's just evil. Bread pudding? One of my favorites. Half-Moon cookies? Absolutely my favorite cookie on the face of the earth. The two combined? Making me drool on my keyboard. You have some leftovers you could offer me, right? I know you do! I'll trade you for some Brooklyn Chowder!
Posted by: ann | February 07, 2008 at 08:31 AM
beautiful entry ann!! and what a brilliant idea of black and white thing!! realy gorgeous!! goodluck
Posted by: dhanggit | February 08, 2008 at 06:58 AM
The combination of chocolate and rasberries alone is enough to make me drool all over my keyboard. This is a very ingenious recipe :D
Posted by: Bellini Valli | February 10, 2008 at 11:48 AM
annechovie, appreciate it!
Sophie, I have some in the freezer just for you.
Ashley, thanks!
Dad, you're the best.
Manggy, it's pretty tasty. :-)
giz, doesn't everything? :-)
Pasticcera , I have indeed. My freezer is a little crowded at the moment, as I immediately froze most of the pudding.
Adele, if you're ever in New York...
BustersDad, ooh... I hope you try it and surprise your sweetehart!
Poonam Phatak, just about the best combo ever, I think.
JEP, aw... thanks.
Zenchef, I just happen to have some in the freezer... :-)
katy, I have a love-hate relationship with Black and White cookies. Love they way they look, sometimes really like the way they taste... and other times wonder what the hype is all about. :-)
ann, I do. But they seem to be getting promised to people pretty fast. :-)
dhanggit, Not so sure it's "beautiful" but it has a certain rustic charm.
Bellini Valli, thank you!
Posted by: Ann | February 10, 2008 at 12:41 PM