White Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe - Cooking Index
White Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe - Cooking Index
| 10 oz | 284g | White chocolate |
| 2 cups | 474ml | 35% real whipping cream - divided |
| 2 | Mandarin oranges | |
| 3 tablespoons | 45ml | Orange liqueur |
| 1 | Sponge ca 8x3-inch | |
| 4 oz | 113g | White chocolate - in curls |
| OR grated |
Ingredient notes: Orange juice may be used in place of liqueur. Drain mandarin oranges and reserve liquid. Angle food cake may be used in place of sponge cake.
For the white chocolate mousse:
Frosting: melt white chocolate very gently over low heat with 1/2 cup whipping cream. Stir until smooth. Cool.
Whip remaining 1 1/2 cups cream until light.
Fold cooled white chocolate. Refrigerate approx 1 hour or until mixture is of frosting-like consistency.
Combine 1/2 cup of juices from the mandarin oranges with the orange liqueur.
When ready to assemble cake, slice cake into 3 layers.
Drizzle the bottom and middle layers with juice mixture. Arrange a layer of mandarin oranges on each of the 2 layers. Frost with some of the white chocolate mousse.
Place the bottom layer on a cake plate and top with middle layer. Top with top layer and frost the entire cake with remaining white chocolate mousse.
Sprinkle with white chocolate curls or grated chocolate. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Source:
BBC Good Food Magazine Feb 1997
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