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Decadent chocolate mousse cake

Decadent chocolate Mousse Cake

This delicious and decadent chocolate mousse cake is bound to impress. It is a great recipe that looks really complicated but is actually quite simple - the most difficult part is separating the eggs! It is a spectacular end to a dinner party and is a special treat with a cup of tea.
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Prep Time 25 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Cuisine Australian
Servings 8 -10 slices

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the base

  • 200 g dark semi-sweet chocolate
  • 60 g butter
  • 6 eggs separated
  • ⅔ cup caster sugar

For the mousse

  • 400 g dark chocolate
  • 2 tsp instant coffee
  • 1 tbsp hot water
  • 600 ml thickened cream

For serving

  • Fresh strawberries
  • Fresh raspberries
  • icing sugar or cocoa powder

Instructions
 

For the base

  • Preheat the oven to 170°C. Grease and line a 22cm springform cake pan
  • Break the chocolate (200g) into smaller pieces, and place the chocolate and butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until melted and combined. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
  • Beat the egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the caster in a large bowl until light and creamy. The mixture should be a pale gold colour.
  • Add the cooled chocolate mixture and beat until well combined.
  • Beat the egg whites and the remaining caster sugar (about 1/6 cup) in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold half of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then fold in the other half.
  • Pour the mixture into the pan and bake in the oven for about 35 minutes. Cool in the pan.

For the chocolate mousse

  • Melt the chocolate: in a small saucepan over low heat, a water bath or in a microwave. Allow to cool.
  • Dissolve the coffee in the water and allow to cool.
  • Beat the cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks just form.
  • Fold the chocolate and coffee into the cream.
  • Pour the mousse over the cake in the pan, cover and refrigerate until the mousse is firm.

To serve

  • Dust the cake with cocoa and top with berries
  • Alternative: top with berries and dust the berries with icing sugar.

Notes

You can make the cake a day ahead and store in the fridge. Just add the berries shortly before you intend to serve it.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 744.52kcalCarbohydrates: 45.55gProtein: 9.85gFat: 52.45gSaturated Fat: 30.69gCholesterol: 227.84mgSodium: 93.87mgPotassium: 478.25mgFiber: 5.45gSugar: 32.24gVitamin A: 1312.58IUVitamin C: 0.45mgCalcium: 112.36mgIron: 6.53mg
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