Orange Chocolate Coupe

Cuisine, December 1979

20 minutes — 4 Servings

Ingredients

1⁄2	cup	whipping cream
5	tablespoon	orange-and-chocolate flavored liqueur
4	large	navel oranges (cold, cut into sections)
4	small	scoops orange sherbet
		chocolate curls (see notes)

Instructions

Beat cream in chilled small mixer bowl until soft peaks form. Add 1 tablespoon of the liqueur; beat until stiff. Arrange orange sections on individual serving plates; sprinkle with remaining liqueur. Top with sherbet, then with whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate curls.

Notes

If orange-and-chocolate flavored liqueur is unavailable, Crème de cacao may be substituted.

To make chocolate curls, melt 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsels and 1/2 teaspoon vegetable shortening in heatproof cup over simmering water; stir. Spread 1/8 inch thick on cold baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm but pliable. Scrape metal spatula across chocolate the form curls. Chocolate shavings may also be used.