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Elegant Chocolate Cake Recipe – Layered Mousse Perfection

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This Decadent Triple-Layer Chocolate Mousse Cake features a flourless chocolate base, silky milk chocolate mousse, and fluffy white chocolate mousse—a luxurious dessert perfect for any celebration.

Ingredients

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Bottom Layer (Flourless Cake):

  • 6 oz (170g) bittersweet chocolate (70%)

  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar

  • 3 large eggs

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • ¼ tsp salt

Milk Chocolate Mousse:

  • 6 oz (170g) milk chocolate

  • ¾ cup heavy cream (whipped)

  • ¼ cup cream (heated)

  • 1½ tsp unflavored gelatin

  • 2 tbsp cold water (to bloom gelatin)

White Chocolate Mousse:

  • 6 oz (170g) white chocolate

  • ¾ cup heavy cream (whipped)

  • ¼ cup cream (heated)

  • 1½ tsp unflavored gelatin

  • 2 tbsp cold water (to bloom gelatin)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare springform pan.

  • Melt chocolate and butter for base. Stir in sugar, vanilla, salt, then eggs. Bake 20–22 min. Cool.

  • Bloom gelatin for milk mousse. Melt chocolate, combine with heated cream and gelatin. Cool, fold in whipped cream. Pour over base. Chill 1 hour.

  • Repeat process for white chocolate mousse. Pour over set milk mousse. Chill 4+ hours.

  • Garnish and serve chilled

Notes

  • Use high-quality chocolate for best results.

  • Chill each layer thoroughly before adding the next.

  • Store up to 4 days refrigerated or freeze for longer storage.

Find it online: https://thefoodaunt.com/elegant-chocolate-cake-recipe-layered-mousse-perfection/