Strawberry Mousse Filled Chocolate Cake ~A cake so easy to make that it will make your guests think you slaved all say in the kitchen. So delicious they will ask for seconds!
Needing some ideas for random meal add-ons? Check out this Cheddar Cheese Sauce that goes well over veggies, or this comfort food of Fettuccine Alfredo Or finish the meal with this Strawberry Mousse Filled Chocolate Cake.
Strawberry Mousse Filled Chocolate Cake
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Strawberry Mousse Filled Chocolate Cake ~A cake so easy to make that it will make your guests think you slaved all say in the kitchen. So delicious they will ask for seconds!
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/8 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 cup milk
- Mousse:
- 1 cup strawberries, stems removed
- juice from 1/4 lemon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 4 egg whites
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Garnish:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
- 1 cup chocolate, shaved
- 12 maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour one 9 inch round pan. In a small pan melt the butter or margarine with the unsweetened chocolate. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Cream together the sugar and the eggs. Add the chocolate mixture to the eggs beating well. Add 1 cup warm and blend well. Mixture will be very liquidy.
- Mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this mixture to the chocolate mixture and blend well.stir the milk into the chocolate batter.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- Slice cake horizontally in half.
- For the mousse:
- In a food processor, puree strawberries with lemon juice and sugar.
- In a mixing bowl beat cream until it is stiff.
- In another mixing bowl beat egg whites with salt until stiff. fold egg whites into cream mixture. divide cream mixture in half and mix berries into half to form the filling.
- To serve:
- Place bottom cake layer on a serving plate then top with strawberry mousse and top cake layer. cover top with a smooth layer of white mousse then garnish with whipped cream, chocolate shavings and maraschino cherries.
Notes
Used with permission
I have a whole flat of washed and hulled strawberries just waiting for this mousse layer and cake to happen–thanks for sharing, I can’t wait!
So glad you liked it! So easy and yummy, be sure to hide an extra helping for seconds. The cook never gets the chance. Let me know how it turns out!
it does look like a showstopper!
It is so easy and yummy. Loks great on the table too!
This looks so yummy! Love strawberry and chocolate:)
I agree. It is my favorite combination with a close second from peanut butter and chocolate!