Chocolate Mousse Cake
A silky and decadent chocolate mousse cake made with simple ingredients.
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- •1 cup Flour
- •1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
- •1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
- •2 tablespoons Cocoa powderheaping
- •3/4 cup Sugaror more, to taste
- •Salt(optional)pinch
- •1 large Egg
- •1/4 cup Cooking oil
- •1/2 cup Milkor buttermilk
- •1/2 tablespoon Lemon juice(optional)or white vinegar, for buttermilk substitute
- •Hot wateradd in parts
- •Butter(optional)for greasing pan
- •1/4 cup Waterfor syrup
- •2 tablespoons Sugarfor syrup
- •1 teaspoon Coffeefor syrup
- •2 bars Chocolate70% cocoa
- •1 1/3 cups Heavy creamfor ganache
- •1 cup Heavy creamfor whipped cream
- •1 tablespoon Sugarfor whipped cream
- 1
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa powder.
1 min
- 2
Add sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix until combined.
1 min
- 3
In a separate bowl, whisk egg, add cooking oil and milk. Mix well.
2 min
- 4
Combine wet and dry ingredients. Mix until smooth.
2 min
- 5
Add hot water in parts, whisking in between.
2 min
- 6
Grease an 8-inch springform pan and line with parchment paper.
2 min
- 7
Pour batter into the pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350°F.
30 min
- 8
Make syrup: heat water and sugar until dissolved, add coffee.
5 min
- 9
Cool cake, trim top, and brush with syrup.
10 min
- 10
Chop chocolate and heat cream. Pour cream over chocolate to make ganache.
10 min
- 11
Chill ganache, then beat until fluffy.
30 min
- 12
Whip cream with sugar until soft peaks form.
5 min
- 13
Fold whipped cream into ganache. Spread over cake.
10 min
- 14
Chill cake for a few hours to set mousse.
2h 0m
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