Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake

Name: Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes: 8–12-portion cake
Ingredients: 1 tbs cocoa powder; 4 egg yolks; 60 g / 2 oz dark chocolate, melted; 90 g / 3 oz caster sugar; 4 leaves gelatine; 3 tbs strong black coffee; 300 ml / 10 fl oz double cream; 200 g / 7 oz dark chocolate, melted; 1–2 tbs dark Jamaican rum; 30 g / 1 oz ground almonds

Preparation info

Makes:
8–12
-portion cake

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

The rich velvety chocolate mousse sits on a base of flour-free sponge cake. The flavour of the cake improves if chilled for 24 hours before serving.

Ingredients

Sponge Cake Base

4 egg yolks
90 g / 3 oz caster sugar

Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Whisk the egg yolks with the caster sugar until pale and foamy. Use a balloon whisk to stir in the melted chocolate and the ground almonds. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and smooth level.

Bake in the preheated oven until the cake is springy to the touch and a wooden skewer comes out clean from the centre. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the cake tin. Line the ve