Mousse

Gü Cheeky Milk Chocolate 3 x 50g, £1.99, widely available ★★★★

This is a very good-sized portion. Like a little shot of chocolate. It's not terribly mousse-like. But it's not too sweet and has a lovely caramel aftertaste.

Cadbury 4 x 55g, 99p ★★★★

The most mousse-like of the lot. Light, fluffy and bubbly. Just insipidly sweet and lacking in depth. There is a nod to chocolate and it's quite nice but a little bit nothing-y.

Tesco Finest Belgian 100g, 79p ★★

This one looks OK until you cut into it and then, wow, it's like slicing butter. It's incredibly rich and sickly, and weirdly it also tastes like butter. The portion is unnecessarily huge.

M&S 90g, 89p ★

This is the darkest- looking mousse. You would hope then that the chocolate would be rich and dark. It's actually rather generic.

Profiteroles

Morrisons 2 x 100g, £1.39 ★★★★

Aside from the fact that these have been weighed down by a thick smear of chocolate sauce, the actual pastry is light and tasty. The cream's fresh and they're distinctly buoyant.

Somerfield £2 for 12 ★★★

More of a bun than a choux. That said, the chocolate topping is lovely and light and rich. The cream is OK, if a little thin on the ground.

Tesco about 300g, £2.48 ★★

The chocolate is nice and dark and there isn't too much of it. I find the actual buns a little tough and the cream isn't as lightly whipped as it could be.

M&S 300g, £3.29 ★

These have been topped with a superfluous amount of sauce. It's like the profiteroles are in drag. The actual buns are nice but forgettable.

Brownies

Mr Bunbury's Madagascan £1.49 for 5, Tesco ★★★★

These look the most like brownies. Cracked glaze on top, soft and delicate inside. The chocolate is of the finest quality.

Gü 8 x 45g, £3.98 ★★★★

I like the crackled topping. They certainly look the part. They cut well and have a lovely soft centre. The walnuts are a welcome addition, but this is overtly sweet.

Morrisons 25 bites, £1.99 ★★

Dried out like an old shoe on the outside yet surprisingly moist inside. I suspect it's down to some sort of syrup, as that's all I can taste.

Asda 20 for £1.48 ★

This one looks prehistoric. It's crumbling away on the outside. I can't taste much in the way of chocolate, and it's not really tall enough in height for a brownie.

Tart

M&S Chocolate Fudge 400g, £3.49 ★★★★

This is both deep and dense. It's sweet, salty and rich. It needs a non-chocolate counterbalance, but it's impressive.

Waitrose 500g, £3.49 ★★★★

The most tart-like of the lot. The pastry is firm and crisp and the filling is a nice, melty consistency. It's just a shame it's milk chocolate.

Asda 454g, £2.98 ★★

This one is very rich and sweet. I like the filling, even if it's a little rich and verging on insipid. But not bad at all. No doubt one for the kids.

Sainsbury's about 400g, £3.49 ★★

This one tastes a little confused. Part tart, part cheesecake and part fudge. It tastes a bit synthetic, too. But it's got a rich chocolate aftertaste.

Roulade

Tesco about 300g, £2.99 ★★★

This is a valiant attempt. The cream, the tightly rolled sponge, the chocolate flakes on top. Very showy. I like the fruit, though I can't pin down what it is.

Iceland 300g, £1 ★★

The sponge is light, if a little damp, but I don't know why they've used chocolate cream, as plain cream would work far better.

Asda 450g, £1.98 ★

The sponge is rather dry and the cream is yellow and matted. They've been very lazy with presentation, too. It tastes like a roulade built to last on a warm shelf.

Waitrose 342g, £3.43 no stars

I was initially excited by the meringue. But it's very, very dry and powdery. Inside it's all gooey, and I think I can taste actual granules of sugar. Not keen at all on this one.