Name: Chocolate Mousse Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 3 egg beaten; 1 white sugar; 2 tsp lemon juice; 6 tbs milk; 250 g milk chocolate; 3 tbs cold water; 1/4 cup white sugar; 4 egg yolks; 1 1/2 cup 30% less fat cooking cream whipped; 4 egg whites

by oldsheila Last updated on 07/09/2019

A very delicious chocolate dessert all the family will love. - oldsheila

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 egg beaten
1 white sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
6 tbs milk

Mousse Icing

250 g milk chocolate
3 tbs cold water
1/4 cup white sugar
4 egg yolks
1 1/2 cup 30% less fat cooking cream whipped
4 egg whites

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 190c.
Step 2

In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Step 3

In a separate bowl beat eggs and gradually add sugar, blending well after each addition. Add lemon juice.
Step 4

Heat milk without boiling. Add dry ingredients to beaten eggs in four stages.
Step 5

Pour heated milk directly into batter and stir well.
Step 6

Pour batter into a round 20 cm unbuttered cake pan. Bake for 25 minutes.
Step 7

Remove from oven and let stand to cool on wire rack.
Step 8

Turn it out of the pan and slice in 3 layers.
Step 9

Mousse icing: Melt chocolate. Add sugar and stir.
Step 10

Remove from heat and let stand to cool. Add unbeaten egg yolks and stir well.
Step 11

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Step 12

Add whipped cream to chocolate mixture, then fold in egg whites.
Step 13

Put the first layer in a 20cm spring pan. Cover this layer with ¼ cup icing.
Step 14

Repeat until all three layers are iced. Set aside the remaining icing.
Step 15

Put the cake in the freezer, taking it out 10 minutes before serving.
Step 16

Remove the sides of the pan and ice around edges.
Step 17

Decorate the cake with piping and chocolate curls and sprinkle with a little icing sugar.