This gorgeous cake combines light fluffy mousse and rich chocolate sponge for a dessert you won't be able to resist!
Ingredients
- 225 g butter
- 300 g chopped dark chocolate (70%)
- 6 eggs
- 90 g siucra granulated sugar
- 90 g siucra rich dark brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. dark rum or a liqueur of your choice
- for the mousse:
- 50 g butter
- 275 g chopped chocolate, any kind
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 tbsp. siucra rich dark brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 egg whites
- 200 ml whipping cream
- for the glaze:
- 100 ml whipping cream
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g chocolate
- garnish with fresh berries
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 175 °C. Place a sheet containing water in the bottom of the oven.
- Line a spring form pan (20 cm in diameter) with parchment paper, fixing it to the base so that the mixture does not seep out.
- Melt the butter, remove from the heat and pour in the chopped chocolate. Stir until it melts.
- Beat the eggs and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the rum and vanilla extract and mix. Pour the mixture into the spring form pan.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
- Mousse:
- Melt the butter, remove from the heat and add the chopped chocolate.
- Beat the egg yolks, sugar and vanilla extract.
- Add the melted chocolate and stir.
- Whisk the egg whites until firm.
- Carefully fold the egg white into the mousse, a third at a time.
- Whip the cream and carefully fold it into the mousse until the mixture is completely smooth.
- Spread the mousse over the cooled chocolate cake. Cover with cling film and freeze for at least 6 hours.
- Glaze:
- Heat up the cream in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract and chocolate.
- Stir until the glaze is completely smooth, and leave to cool.
- Remove the cake from the freezer and place on a cake stand.
- Pour the glaze onto the middle of the cake and spread it towards the edges so that it oozes over the sides.
- Return it to the freezer and bring it out 20-25 minutes before eating.
Note: For more information on Siúcra products and/or recipes visit:www.siucra.ie