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Black Tie Mousse Cake

Decadent Black Tie Mousse Cake You Can Make at Home

This Black Tie Mousse Cake is a divine dessert featuring layers of chocolate cake, creamy cheesecake, and light mousse.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 18 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 350
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Oil (Canola or Vegetable)
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Boiling Water
Cheesecake and Mousse Layers
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Unflavored Gelatin
  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Ganache
  • 1 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
  • 1/2 cup White Chocolate Chips
Decoration
  • 1/2 cup Mini Chocolate Chips

Equipment

  • 9-inch springform pan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • hand mixer
  • saucepan
  • piping bag

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch springform pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients then add wet ingredients and mix until smooth.
  3. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 15-18 minutes.
  4. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool completely.
Mousse Layers
  1. Beat cream cheese with powdered sugar for both vanilla and chocolate mixtures.
  2. Bloom gelatin, then whip heavy cream and fold into both cream cheese mixtures.
Assembly
  1. Spread chocolate mousse over the cooled cake, then layer vanilla mousse on top.
  2. Chill the assembled cake for at least 1 hour.
Ganache Preparation
  1. Heat cream and butter, pour over chocolate chips, stir until smooth.
  2. Pour ganache over the chilled cake and decorate with white chocolate ganache.
Final Chilling
  1. Refrigerate the decorated cake for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 300IUCalcium: 50mgIron: 1.5mg

Notes

Ensure all layers are completely cooled before assembly for best stability.

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