Chocolate Mouse Cake
This is THE Chocolate Mousse Cake recipe. Soft and moist chocolate cake layer topped with super creamy chocolate mousse and soft chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Chocolate mousse
3 cups heavy cream, divided (720ml)
8 large egg yolks
1/4 cup granulated white sugar (50g)
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate, melted (525g)
3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted (90g)
Chocolate cake layer
1 cup all-purpose flour (120g)
3/8 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder (32g)
3/4 cup granulated white sugar (150g)
1+1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil (60ml)
1 large egg
1/4 cup buttermilk (60ml)
1 vanilla bean* (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
1/4 cup hot cocoa (60ml)
Chocolate glaze
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped (175g)
3/4 cup heavy cream (180ml)
Instructions
Make the Chocolate Mousse: In a medium saucepan, whisk together 1+1/2 cups heavy cream, egg yolks, and sugar and cook over medium heat for about 1-2 minutes until it coats the back of a spoon. Do not boil at any time. Remove from heat and continue whisking about 1 minute. Add melted chocolate and whisk consistently. Transfer to a bowl and let cool completely. If your chocolate ganache breaks, then read the blog post above to know how to fix the ganache easily.
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