Rich Chocolate Mousse Cake

by Tarla Dalal

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A lightly soaked chocolate sponge topped with a layer of chocolate mousse and garnished with freshly whipped cream and grated chocolate.

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Setting Time: 60 min.
Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 15 min.
Baking Time: 30 min.
Serves 6 to 8.
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Ingredients

For the chocolate sponge cake
1 Eggless Sponge Cake

For the chocolate mousse
1 1/4 cups milk
5 tsp cocoa powder
50 gms grated dark chocolate
5 gms agar-agar (china grass)
1 tsp custard powder
100 gms whipped cream
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp sugar

To be mixed into a soaking syrup
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp sugar

For the garnish
1 cup whipped cream
grated chocolate

Method

For the chocolate sponge cake

Use only one layer of the sponge.
Use the other layer for the 'VARIATION'.

For the chocolate mousse

Soak the agar agar in 3/4 cup of cold water for 1 hour. Heat on a slow flame until it dissolves.
Put 1 cup of milk to boil with the sugar, cocoa powder and dark chocolate.
To the balance 1/4 cup milk, add the custard powder and boil. When the milk starts boiling, add to the cocoa mixture and go on stirring and cooking for 1 minute.
When the agar agar is dissolved completely, add to the boiling custard and cook again for 2 minutes.
Strain the mixture and go on stirring until it is slightly cool.
Gently fold in the whipped cream into the cocoa mix, add the vanilla essence and mix well.

How to proceed

Place one layer of the chocolate sponge on a 200 mm. (8") loose bottom cake tin.
Sprinkle the soaking syrup on the cake and pour the mousse mixture on top.
Refrigerate till set.
When you wish to serve, unmold from the tin and serve garnished with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

Tips

If you like, add a dash of rum to the soaking syrup.
Variation :
With the remaining layer of sponge, make a CHOCOLATE SUNDAE GATEAU by soaking it with the sokaing syrup.
And topping it with scoops of vanilla ice-cream.
Recipe of fudge sauce available under recipe search.

RECIPE SOURCE : Eggless Desserts

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Leena_Dhoot, December 23, 2010

Its absolutely yummmy! the cake has quite an elaborate recipe, but its totally worth that rich, chocolate, gooey bite!

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Reviewed December 23, 2010 by Leena_Dhoot

Its absolutely yummmy! the cake has quite an elaborate recipe, but its totally worth that rich, chocolate, gooey bite!

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