Chocolate Mousse Cake For A Special Day
- 90 grams Chocolate
- 60 grams and 20 grams Granulated sugar
- 3 Egg yolks (large)
- 3 Egg white (large)
- 135 grams Chocolate
- 2 Egg yolks (large)
- 130 ml Heavy cream (non-dairy heavy cream is ok)
- 2/3 tbsp Gelatin
- 50 ml Water
- 2 Egg whites (large)
- 1/2 tbsp Granulated sugar
- 1 Your favorite fruits, decorative chocolate, whipped cream
- 1 Chocolate tiara
- 1 Excluded from the recipe: melted butter, flour
- Gateau au chocolat base Preparation: Grease the cake pan with melted butter.
- Chill in the refrigerator, then dust the surface with flour.
- Melt the chocolate for gateau au chocolat in a double-boiler at around 60C.
- In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks, then add and mix the 60 g of granulated sugar a little by little.
- Beat it well until it is thick and it drips like a ribbon.
- Add Step 2 to the melted chocolate.
- Meringue In a separate bowl over ice water, add and lightly whip the egg white.
- Add the 20 g of granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
- Using a whisk, add 1/3 of the meringue into the chocolate cream from the Step 3.
- Using a spatula, fold in the remaining meringue.
- Pour the batter in a bottom of a removable cake pan and bake at 180C for 35 minutes.
- Once it is cooled down, take the cake out from the pan, wash the pan, wipe off the excess water, and return the cake back in the pan.
- The mousse part Preparation: Melt the chocolate in a double-broiler at around 60C.
- Combine the 2/3 tablespoon of gelatin and 50 ml of water.
- When it softens, warm it in a double-boiler to dissolve the gelatin.
- Combine the dissolved gelatin in the melted chocolate, add the egg yolk and mix it well.
- Whipped cream In another bowl, over ice water, beat the heavy cream until it is the same stiffness as the Step 9 mixture.
- Add the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture from Step 9.
- Meringue In a separate bowl over ice water, add and lightly whip the egg white.
- Add the 1/2 tablespoon of granulated sugar and whip until stiff peaks form.
- Add 1/3 of the meringue into the chocolate mixture.
- Fold in the rest of the remaining meringue.
- Reserve about 1/7 of the chocolate mixture.
- Pour the remaining mixture from the top of the pan.
- Put it in the freezer to rapidly chill it for about 15 minutes.
- Wrap the cake pan with a steamed towel (microwave it) to warm up the pan and take the cake out.
- Spread the remaining mousse to adjust the shape and chill in the refrigerator for about 3-4 hours.
- Decorate as you like.
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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/155172-chocolate-mousse-cake-for-a-special-day (may not work)