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Cake de Rêve au Café au Mocha
Indulge in this sumptuous Mocha Mousse Cake, where rich, velvety chocolate and intense coffee flavors converge. A show-stopping dessert that will satisfy any sweet tooth, consisting of layers of moist chocolate cake, airy mocha mousse, and creamy whipped cream.
Ingredients:
Cake:
1 cup all-purpose flour 🌾
1 cup granulated sugar 🍬
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 🍫
1 tsp baking powder 🧁
½ tsp baking soda 🥄
½ tsp salt 🧂
½ cup buttermilk 🥛
¼ cup vegetable oil 🛢️
1 egg 🥚
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 🌿
½ cup hot espresso ☕
Mocha Mousse:
1 cup heavy cream 🥛
¼ cup confectioner’s sugar 🍬
1 cup dark chocolate chips 🍫
1 tsp instant espresso powder ☕
Whipped Cream:
1 cup heavy cream 🥛
2 tbsp confectioner’s sugar 🍬
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 🌿
Chocolate shavings/cocoa powder for garnish 🍫
Instructions:
Bake the Cake: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, soda, salt). Add wet ingredients (buttermilk, oil, egg, vanilla). Stir in hot espresso. Pour into a greased 20cm cake pan, bake for 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
Mocha Mousse: Heat ½ cup cream, melt chocolate chips with espresso powder. Let cool. Whip remaining cream with sugar to stiff peaks, fold into cooled chocolate. Chill for 1 hour.
Whipped Cream: Whip cream, sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
Assembly: Spread mocha mousse over the cake, top with whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate shavings or cocoa powder.
Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes | Servings: 12
