White Chocolate Mousse Cake With Raspberries
- 1 14 cups fine chocolate wafer crumbs
- 14 cup ground almonds
- 13 cup butter, melted
- 1 12 cups whipping cream
- 6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons kirsch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 14 cup water
- 4 egg whites
- 2 cups homegrown raspberries
- Combine cookie crumbs, almonds and butter; pat evenly over bottom and 1-inch up side of greased 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake in 325F oven for 6 minutes.
- Set on a rack to cool.
- Wrap bottom of pan in foil and set aside.
- Bring 1/2 cup of the cream to a boil; remove from heat .
- Put remaining 1 cup cream in refrigerator.
- Stir chocolate in to hot cream until melted.
- Stir in kirsch and vanilla; let cool completely.
- In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring just to dissolve sugar.
- Without stirring, boil for about 5 minutes or until candy thermometer reaches soft-ball stage of 238F or when 1/2 teaspoons of the syrup dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water.
- Meanwhile in a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually beat in boiling syrup, beating until stiff peaks form and mixture is cool.
- In 2 batches, pour chocolate mixture down sides of bowl, and gently fold inches.
- Beat remaining whipping cream until soft peaks form; fold gently into chocolate mixture, Pour into prepared crust.
- Cover with foil and enclose in a plastic bag.
- Freeze for at least 5 hours or until firm or up to 1 week.
- (Do not remove from freezer until just before serving).
- To serve, run knife around inside of pan; remove pan sides and place cake on plate.
- Cover entire top with fresh raspberries, placing them upside down, and pressing down slightly.
- Cut into wedges to serve.
chocolate wafer crumbs, ground almonds, butter, whipping cream, white chocolate, vanilla, sugar, water, egg whites, homegrown raspberries
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/white-chocolate-mousse-cake-with-raspberries-384857 (may not work)