Chocolate mousse cake recipe
- Chocolate sponge (40 x 25.5 cm or 15 x 10 in pan); finished cake: 16 cm / 6in square pan
– 1 cup = 236ml
3 egg white
60g sugar (1/4 cup + 1/2 tbsp)
25g cocoa powder (1/4cup)
45g hot water (3tbsp)
50g cake flour (1/2 cup – 1 tbsp)
3 egg yolks
20g sugar (1.5 tbsp)
20g vegetable oil (1.5tbsp)
- Chocolate mousse
70g dark chocolate – chopped (2.5oz)
2 egg yolks
30g sugar (2.5 tbsp)
100g warm milk (1/2 cup)
1 tsp instant coffee
1.5g gelatine sheet x 3
250g heavy cream – soft peaks (1 cup)
15g sugar (1 tbsp)
- The chocolate glaze
70g cocoa powder (3/4 cup)
120g hot water (1/2 cup)
120g heavy cream (1/2 cup)
160g sugar (3/4 cup)
1.5g gelatine sheet x 3
white chocolate and strawberries for garnishing