A delicious and beautiful cake for times of celebration
Last year I took a patisserie course in Paris and, just before Christmas, I learned this wonderful cake recipe. I made it for my family’s Christmas party last year…and it took me one year to post the recipe online. Actually, I’ve made this cake already 3-4 times since then, including for my birthday, and it is one of my favourite recipes now! It is composed with several different layers, the best ones being combination of white and black chocolate mousses. Go ahead and dare preparing a spectacular and challenging dessert this Christmas!
two mousse chocolate cake
Yield: 15 portions
Ingredients:
1) Custard
- 140g cream
- 140g milk
- 75g egg yolks
- 40g sugar
2) Chocolate financier
- 70g ground almonds
- 50g icing sugar
- 90g egg whites
- 25g cream
- 5g cornstarch
- 30g black chocolate
3) Crunchy chocolate base
- 110g pailleté feuillantine (crispy crepe style cookies)
- 185g praliné paste
- 75g black chocolate
4) Black chocolate mousse
- 150g custard
- 175g black chocolate
- 225g whipped cream
5) White chocolate mousse
- 150g custard
- 250g white chocolate
- 225g whipped cream
- 4g gelatine leaves (usually, 4 leaves)
6) Glaze and some decorations
- 60g water
- 50g cream
- 110g sugar
- 40g cacao
- 4g gelatin leaves
- Additional cacao, golden powder, etc. for decorating