Chocolate Snowskin Mooncake

This is from my old blog.  

One of my family's favourite.

Chocolate snow skin moon cake with assorted nuts fillings.

What you need for skin:

130ml water

70g castor sugar 

50g melted couverture chocolate (bitter/strong) 

10g cocoa powder 

10g chocolate paste 

20g mooncake shortening 

60g Kou Fen

Method for skin 

Heat water in microwave for about 20 - 30 sec with sugar.

Add in cocoa powder and chocolate paste. Mix well.

Add in melted chocolate.

Blend shortening and kou fen till well mixed. 

Add kou fen mixture into chocolate mixture and knead well. Rest the dough for half hour.

Divide dough into required weight and wrap with filling.

Press into mould and chill a little before serving.

Ingredient for the fillings

300g white lotus paste

60g couverture chocolate (melted)

100g toasted assorted nuts

Method

Mix all ingredients together.

Divide into required weight and roll into balls.

Skin ....20g

Filling ....30 gm