Mini Strawberry Cocoa Mousse Cake For Valentine's Day.
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Ingredients of Mini Strawberry Cocoa Mousse Cake For Valentine's Day
- Prepare 1 cm of thick Sponge Cake.
- You need of Decoration.
- You need 1 dash of Diced almonds, strawberries, etc..
- Prepare of Chocolate layer.
- You need 30 grams of Milk chocolate.
- It’s 30 grams of Heavy cream (at room temperature).
- Prepare 1 of Rum.
- It’s 1 dash of Cocoa.
- It’s of Strawberry Cocoa Mousse.
- Prepare 20 ml of Milk.
- It’s 5 grams of Cocoa powder.
- You need 50 grams of Strawberry jam.
- Prepare 2 1/2 grams of Powdered gelatin.
- You need 15 ml of Water.
- It’s 80 ml of Heavy cream.
Mini Strawberry Cocoa Mousse Cake For Valentine's Day step by step
- Prepare a sheet of sponge cake. You can also use a store-bought one as well. Slice the cake so that it's 1 cm thick. I use this recipe: https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/146484-foolproof-fluffy-genoise-sponge-cake https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/146484-foolproof-fluffy-genoise-sponge-cake.
- Cut out the cake with a ring mold..
- Put the ring mold on a plate and place a 5cm diameter piece of parchment paper or plastic mousse film on the bottom, to fit the mold..
- Put the round of cut cake inside the ring..
- Whip the cream until soft peaks form..
- Heat the milk in the microwave (500 W) for 30 seconds, add the cocoa powder and mix well. Put it in a blender together with the strawberry jam and blend well..
- Sprinkle the powdered gelatin in the water and heat in the microwave (500 W) to dissolve. Add the dissolved gelatin to the mixture made in Step 6 and blend again..
- Add the mixture in Step 7 to the whipped cream, and mix with a spatula until smooth..
- Pour the mixture in Step 8 into the cake-lined mold, nearly to the top. Hit the mold a few more times on the counter top to remove air bubbles and smooth the surface. Chill in the refrigerator until set..
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave. Add the heavy cream and mix until smooth..
- Pour the chocolate mixture on top of the set mousse. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes..
- Sift some cocoa on top and take off the metal ring and the parchment paper..
- Decorate the top as you'd like..
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recipe by cookpad.japan @cookpad