Recipe courtesy of Gayle Etre

Chocolate Mousse Cake

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 8 to 10 servings
  • Total: 47 min
  • Prep: 25 min
  • Cook: 22 min
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Ingredients

1 tablespoon instant coffee

2 sticks butter melted

8 eggs, separated

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon brandy

1 teaspoon vanilla

16 ounces semisweet chocolate chips melted

6 tablespoons flour

1 cup chopped walnuts

Whipped cream, for garnish

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Add instant coffee to melted butter. Set aside.
  2. Beat the egg whites until stiff, set aside. Beat the egg yolks until lemon colored in an upright mixer. Add the sugar to the egg yolks and beat until combined. Add the brandy, vanilla, melted butter, and chocolate. Add the flour, just to combine. Fold in the egg whites and walnuts.
  3. Pour into a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan and bake about 20 minutes. Center will be soft. Serve with whipped cream.

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Sheryl G.

I made this cake. I was looking for a mousse cake- I may have done something wrong, but my cake didn't come out like a mousse...but it did come out similar to a lava cake! A small piece of this cake went a long way. What I liked about it is that it was rich, without being too sweet. A lot of rich chocolate cakes are immensely too sweet- but this one wasn't. I would cut a small piece, put it in the microwave for a few seconds, and then top it with ice cream....it tasted perfect! The heat softened the center - each bite was delicious. Dreamy even. The boyfriend liked it too. I will be making this cake again to take into work. I can't see serving the cake without heating it and putting ice cream on top though.

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