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Chocolate mousse cake

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Ingredients/Components

flour
baking soda - 1 tsp
baking powder - 2/3 tsp
salt - 2/3 tsp
sugar
stick unsalted butter - 1/3 item
eggs - 2 item
unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled - 3 oz
sour cream - 2/3 c
vanilla extract no imitation - 1 tsp
water less 1 Tbsp - 1/2 c
whipping cream
powdered sugar - 1/2 c
unsweetened cocoa - 1/4 c
vanilla - 1 tsp
dash salt - 1 item
Knox unflavored gelatin - 1/2 tsp
cold water - 1 Tbsp
Crisco not butter or marg

How to make chocolate mousse cake:

Mousse:1 c. whipping cream1/2 c. powdered sugar1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa1 tsp. vanilla dash salt1/2 tsp. Knox unflavored gelatin1 Tbsp. cold water Chocolate Glaze:2 1/2 tsp. Crisco (not butter or marg.)9 oz. Nestle's or Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips If you don't have the time to make the cake from scratch, use a moist chocolate cake mix and follow package directions. The mousse should be made first. In a small bowl stir together whipping cream, powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa, vanilla and salt. Put in refrigerator to chill at least 1 hour before using. Put gelatin in a coffee mug and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. cold water. Sit the mug in a pan of boiling water to dissolve gelatin. When dissolved set aside until it cools to lukewarm. Beat whipped cream mixture until stiff. Fold in gelatin. Refrigerate.

Cake: Sift dry ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl with a mixer, beat butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Mix well after each one. Beat in chocolate, sour cream, vanilla and water. Beat slowly to get mixed then at high speed for 3 minutes. Add flour mixture and mix well. Grease 2 round 8 inch cake pans. Line with wax paper and regrease the paper (cut paper to fit the round bottom of the pan). Dust pans with flour shaking out excess. Divide batter evenly. Smooth top. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool in pans for 10 minutes. Run knife around edge, invert onto racks and cool complet

Recipe categories: Desserts, Chocolate, Cakes.

Rating:

4.1

Average rating: 4.1, total votes: 9

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