Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberry Eau-De-Vie

Name: Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberry Eau-De-Vie
Yield: One 8-inch cake, about 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons framboise (raspberry eau-de-vie) or liqueur; 6 large eggs; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 basket fresh raspberries (optional); 2 tablespoons sugar; ½ cup sugar; 12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter; 1 cup water

Preparation info

One 8 inch cake, about
12
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

This unusual cake batter may be made in other flavors by changing the liqueur. Though not a layer cake, I include it here because it is a rich dessert cake.

Ingredients

Cake

12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
½ cup sugar
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Americas
United States
Cake
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 300 degrees.
For the cake batter, cut the chocolate finely and set it aside. Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over low heat, stirring occasionally to make sure all t