Description
Indulge in the luxurious delight of a Chocolate Mousse Layer Cake, an exquisite dessert that will captivate your guests and satisfy your chocolate cravings. This stunning cake features moist layers of rich chocolate cake, complemented by velvety dark and white chocolate mousses, all crowned with a silky milk chocolate ganache. Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, or any special occasion, each slice offers a delightful experience of flavors and textures. Elevate your dessert game with this show-stopping creation that’s surprisingly easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 cup hot water
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 3.5 oz. dark chocolate, chopped
- 4.5 oz. white chocolate, chopped
- 5 oz. milk chocolate, chopped
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and prepare two 8-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sour cream, oil, and vanilla until smooth. Mix wet and dry ingredients and pour into prepared pans.
- Bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- For the mousse: Heat heavy cream and vanilla until steaming. Whisk together egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch; temper with hot cream. Divide mixture and stir in dark and white chocolate until melted.
- Whip remaining cream to stiff peaks; fold into each chocolate mixture.
- Assemble the cake by layering dark mousse on one cake layer followed by white mousse; refrigerate to set before adding the second layer.
- Prepare ganache by heating cream; pour over chopped milk chocolate until smooth.
- Remove the cake from the pan and pour ganache over the top before decorating.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (120g)
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg