Lemon-Chocolate Mousse Cake.
- 2 15/16 tablespoons ground almonds
- 3/4 cup ground hazelnuts
- 6 3/4 tablespoons sugar
- 3 1/4 tablespoons flour
- 4 egg whites
- 1 lemon zest
- 3 7/8 tablespoons hazelnuts chopped
- 1 1/8 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 2 egg yolks
- 3/4 tablespoon sugar
- 7 tablespoons milk
- 1 7/8 tablespoons dark chocolate chopped.
- 5 5/8 ounces hazelnut chocolate gianduja, chopped.
- 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
- 2 5/8 tablespoons egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 5/16 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 lemon
- 7/8 cup white chocolate chopped.
- 1 1/8 cups whipped cream
- 2 1/4 cups whipped cream
- lemon jam for garnish.
- Combine ground almonds, ground hazelnuts. flour and 85 gr. sugar.
- With an electric mixer beat the egg whites, when they start becoming opaque add 45 gr. sugar and lemon zest. Keep beating until stiff peaks form.
- Add the almond-hazelnut mixture and gently fold with a rubber spatula.
- Preheat oven to 340F.
- Spread out the batter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts and bake for about 15 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Make chocolate mousse:
- Dissolve the gelatin in cold water, and set aside.
- With an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks and sugar.
- In a small saucepan, heat the milk until small bubbles start forming on the edge of the pan.
- Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg-sugar mixture, stir and return to the saucepan over low heat until the mixture thickens.
- Add the softened gelatin and the chocolate then whisk until well incorporated.
- Make white chocolate-lemon mousse:
- In a small bowl with cold water, dissolve the remaining gelatin. Set aside.
- Beat the egg yolks and sugar until pale.
- In a small saucepan heat the lemon juice and zest.
- Add to the egg yolk-sugar mixture and whisk until well incorporated.
- Return to the pan and cook over low heat until thick. Add the gelatin and mix.
- Allow to cool.
- Melt and temper the white chocolate to reach a temperature of 115F
- Add 70 gr. of whipped cream, folding gently with a rubber spatula.
- Add the lemon mixture and the remaining whipped cream.
- To assemble, cut the cake into a 9 inch circle.
- Place in the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan lined with parchment paper, (hazelnuts side up).
- Top with a layer of chocolate-gianduja mousse, let it set in the fridge for about 1 hour.
- Then top with a layer of lemon mousse. Smooth the surface and store in your fridge until set.
- Unmold the cake. Garnish with melted lemon jam.
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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Lemon-Chocolate-Mousse-Cake_-2043977 (may not work)