Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
- 6 large eggs separated
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour, all-purpose
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 23 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 12 ounces chocolate (semi-sweet) chopped
- 1/2 large eggs beaten
- Prepare cake:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Place rack at center of oven, grease three 8 inch cake pans
- In small bowl, whisk egg yolks, oil, vanilla and milk, set aside.
- In large bowl whisk flour, one cup sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
- Add egg yolk mixture and stir to blend.
- In clean dry bowl beat egg whites on medium until soft peaks form.
- Gradually beat remaining 1/2 cup sugar to hold stiff peaks.
- Stir one third of egg whites into batter to lighten, fold in remaining in two batches until blended.
- Pour batter into prepared pans, bake 25 to 30 minutes, cool ten minutes and invert onto drying racks.
- Prepare mousse:
- In small bowl whisk cocoa powder and sugar.
- In bowl of an electric mixer beat cream on medium, gradually adding cocoa mixture until softly whipped, put in fridge.
- Prepare cake:
- Layer mousse on first and second layer, chill in fridge for one hour before glazing.
- Prepare glaze:
- In medium pan over medium heat, bring 1/4 cup water and sugar to a simmer, stirring until dissolved.
- Stir in remaining 1/2 cup water and bring to simmer.
- Add chocolate and stir until melted.
- Remove from pan, let cool five minutes then add in the beaten egg.
- Cool until lukewarm then pour over the chilled cake.
- Chill one hour before serving.
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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/triple-chocolate-mousse-cake-52264 (may not work)