food
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Georgia combines the best bits of a chocolate cake and chocolate mousse to create this fluffy cake of dreams.
food
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Georgia combines the best bits of a chocolate cake and chocolate mousse to create this fluffy cake of dreams.
Supplies
Sponge
- 80-100 grams egg yolk
- 40 grams caster sugar
- 120 grams egg white
- 80 grams caster sugar
- 100 grams plain flour
- 20 grams cocoa powder
- 50 grams chopped pistachios
Mousse
- 300 grams plain chocolate tablespoon butter
- 4 large eggs separated 200 milliliters double cream
- Dark chocolate, to decorate
Steps
Sponge
- Whisk egg yolk and sugar together.
- Whisk whites and sugar together.
- Sift flour and cocoa powder together.
- Fold yolks and dry into whites in stages.
- Pipe strips onto a baking sheet and 2 circles.
- Sprinkle over pistachios and bake at 190 for 10 minutes.
Mousse
- Melt chocolate over bain-marie and add butter and leave to cool.
- Whisk egg whites and cream separately.
- Mix cream into chocolate, then add to whites.
- Build up mousse cake and set in freezer.
- Make chocolate ruffles.
- Top cake.