Jul 13 2026
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Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe

Inspired by Jams Old Market
Time3h
Serves12

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Ingredients

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Cake Base

Chocolate Mousse

Garnish

Method

Cake Base

  1. 1

    Preheat Oven

    Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.

  2. 2

    Mix Dry Ingredients

    In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until well combined.

  3. 3

    Add Wet Ingredients

    Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Mix with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.

  4. 4

    Incorporate Boiling Water

    Stir in the boiling water until the batter is smooth. The batter will be thin.

  5. 5

    Bake the Cake

    Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

  6. 6

    Cool the Cake

    Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove it from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack.

Chocolate Mousse

  1. 7

    Melt Chocolate

    In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the semisweet chocolate chips in 30-second intervals, stirring in between until smooth. Let it cool slightly.

  2. 8

    Whip Cream

    In a large mixing bowl, whip 1 cup of heavy cream with granulated sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Set aside.

  3. 9

    Beat Eggs

    In another bowl, beat the eggs with a pinch of salt until light and fluffy.

  4. 10

    Combine Mixtures

    Fold the melted chocolate into the beaten eggs gently, then fold in the whipped cream until no streaks remain.

  5. 11

    Chill Mousse

    Refrigerate the mousse for about 30 minutes to set.

Assembling the Cake

  1. 12

    Layer the Cake

    Once the cake is completely cooled, cut it into two layers horizontally.

  2. 13

    Spread Mousse

    Place one layer of the cake on a serving plate and spread half of the chocolate mousse on top.

  3. 14

    Add Second Layer

    Place the second layer of cake on top of the mousse and spread the remaining mousse over the top and sides of the cake.

  4. 15

    Chill the Cake

    Refrigerate the assembled cake for at least 2 hours to set the mousse.

Garnishing

  1. 16

    Prepare Garnish

    Before serving, whip the remaining heavy cream until soft peaks form.

  2. 17

    Decorate the Cake

    Top the mousse cake with whipped cream and sprinkle chocolate shavings on top.

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