Chocolate Tuxedo cake with mousse recipe with video
Recipe for a delicious and light triple chocolate cake with chocolate mousses.
Wyposażenie
- Springform pan with a diameter of about 22 cm.
Składniki
ingredients for chocolate sponge cake for the cake
- 4 egg whites (from L-sized eggs)
- 200 g sugar (1 cup)
- 4 egg yolks
- 70 g wheat flour - all-purpose (half a cup)
- 70 g potato starch (5 slightly heaped tablespoons)
- 20 g dark cocoa (2 slightly heaped tablespoons)
ingredients for chocolate mousses
- 4 egg yolks (from L-sized eggs for me)
- 250 ml heavy cream
- 200 g white chocolate
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 250 ml heavy cream (well chilled)
ingredients for soaking the cake
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- approx 200 ml hot water
- approx 30 ml amaretto (optional)
ingredients for chocolate glaze
- 50 ml heavy cream
- 100 g milk chocolate
Instrukcja
How to make chocolate sponge cake for the cake
- Lightly mix the egg whites and add sugar to them - mix on high speed until the egg whites are very fluffy, white and thick.4 egg whites, 200 g sugar
- Meanwhile, sift both flours and cocoa together through a sieve.70 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 70 g potato starch, 20 g dark cocoa
- Add the egg yolks to the egg whites and gently mix or blend on low speed.4 egg yolks
- Add the flour and gently mix.
- Pour the batter into the springform pan (baking paper on the bottom, and clean, dry sides).
- Bake the chocolate sponge cake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees (convection) for about 40 minutes - until a dry skewer comes out clean.
- Cool the sponge cake well and cut it into two layers.
How to make chocolate mousses for the cake.
- Chop the chocolates and transfer them to separate bowls.200 g white chocolate, 100 g dark chocolate
- Mix the egg yolks with a mixer on high speed.4 egg yolks
- Heat the heavy cream and when hot, slowly pour into the egg yolks, continuously mixing on low speed.250 ml heavy cream
- Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and heat over low heat until the cream slightly thickens.
- Pour roughly half of the cream into each of the chocolates, wait 1-2 minutes, and mix thoroughly until the chocolates are well dissolved. Leave to cool slightly.
- Whip the cold heavy cream with a mixer on high speed until thick.250 ml heavy cream
- Add half to each of the melted chocolates and gently mix.
Chocolate Tuxedo cake assembly
- Place the bottom sponge cake layer back in the springform pan and soak it - you can use coffee like me, or sweetened tea or lightly sweetened water.2 teaspoons instant coffee, 1 teaspoon sugar, approx 200 ml hot water, approx 30 ml amaretto
- Spread the dark chocolate mousse over the sponge cake.
- Carefully spread the white chocolate mousse and gently distribute it.
- Cover the mousse with the second sponge cake layer and soak it.
- Chill the cake in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours - so that the mousses set.
- Before serving, pour chocolate glaze over the cake - heat the heavy cream in a saucepan, when hot add the chopped chocolate and mix thoroughly. Let the glaze cool slightly and pour it over the top of the cake.50 ml heavy cream, 100 g milk chocolate
- Decorate the cake as desired.
Film
Uwagi
The recipe video is in Polish, but you can watch it to see the step-by-step process.
Wartości Odżywcze
Serving: 100gCalories: 354kcalWeglowodany: 36gProtein: 6gTłuszcz: 21g
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