Instructions: Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, using a palette knife or plastic scraper, spread the chocolate over a silicone sheet as thinly and carefully as possible. Leave to cool. Then cut out discs with a cutter, keep chilled.

Lightly whisk the cream. Place the wine, vinegar, pepper and icing sugar with the strawberries and leave to macerate for 30 minutes.

Drain off carefully and fold into the lightly whipped cream (keep all ingredients well chilled).

Place into a piping bag and squeeze on to the chocolate discs.

Building up the height 3-4 layers serve with strawberry coulis. Dust with icing sugar. Dip a strawberry in chocolate. Drizzles of strawberry coulis and fresh double cream. Dusting of cocoa powder.

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