Chocolate Mousse Cake

Chocolate Mousse Cake

Ingredients for Sponge Base

• 2 Eggs
• 2 ounce Caster sugar
• ½ ounce Cocoa powder
• 1 ½ ounce Flour
• ¼ tsp Baking powder
• ½ tsp Vanilla essence

Ingredients for Filling

• 3 Eggs
• 200 gm Sugar
• 200 gm Chocolate
• 200 gm Fresh cream whipped
• 1 ½ tbsp Gelatin powder heaped

Method for Sponge

1. Beat 2 eggs with 2 ounce caster sugar till light and fluffy, add in ½ tsp vanilla essence and mix well, sieve together 1 ½ ounce flour, ½ ounce cocoa powder and ¼ tsp baking powder, fold lightly into the beaten egg mixture, pour in a greased 8 inches round pan, bake in a pre heated oven of 180 degree C for 25 minutes, remove and cool, and cut into two layers.
2. Method for Filling, Beat 3 eggs with 200gm caster sugar till foamy, add in 200gm melted chocolate, beat 200 gm cream stiff, dissolve 1 ½ tbsp gelatin in ¼ cup cream, fold the whipped cream very slowly and gelatin in the egg and chocolate mixture.
3. Pour mixture over the half sponge and then top with the reaming half sponge, freeze till set. Remove and decorate with fresh cream, dust with cocoa powder, decorate with chocolate decoration.