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Chocolate Mousse Torte

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Layer devils food cake mix - ¥
1/3 cup 78mlChocolate ice cream topping
4   Semisweet chocolate
2 tablespoons 30mlPowdered sugar
2 tablespoons 30mlCoffee liqueur
2   Egg yolks
1/2 cup 118mlWhipping cream
1 tablespoon 15mlChocolate ice cream topping
1/2 cup 118mlWhipped cream
  Fresh raspberries - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

1. Prepare mix and bake according to directions. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. Place on serving platter.

2. Spread cake with the 1/3 cup ice cream topping. Chill until needed. Set aside.

3. For the mousse, in a small saucepan melt semi-sweet chocolate over low heat; remove. Stir in powdered sugar, liqueur, and egg yolks. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes or until mix- ture coats a metal spoon. Remove from heat; cool completely.

4. Beat the first 1/2 cup whipping cream to soft peaks. Stir half of the chocolate mixture into the whipped cream. For in the remaining chocolate. Cover; chill until mixture mounds. Spread onto cake to within 1 inch of edge. Chill; covered for several hours.

5. To serve, drizzle cake with the 1 Tablespoon topping. Using a pastry bag fitted with the star tip, pipe the 1/2 c whipped cream around cake edge and garnish with raspberries, if desired.

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, Dec. 1992

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