Name: Chocolate mousse cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 500 gram bought mud cake; 2 cup cream; 360 gram dark chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup kahlua; cocoa powder, to serve; and fresh berries, to serve

Chocolate mousse cake

The ultimate dessert for chocolate lovers! Moist, decadent chocolate mousse cake dusted with cocoa powder and topped with berries is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the sweet tooth.

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Serves 8

Prep

20M

Cook

Total

25M

Ingredients

500 gram bought mud cake

2 cup cream

360 gram dark chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup kahlua

cocoa powder, to serve

and fresh berries, to serve

Method

1.Cut mud cake in half horizontally to make 2 rounds. Place bottom half in base of an 18cm (base measurement) spring form pan. Using your hand, flatten cake to fill base of pan.

2.Combine cream and chocolate in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Transfer to a medium heatproof bowl. Stir in kahlua; chill for 1 hour.

3.Using an electric mixer, beat chocolate mixture for 1-2 minutes or until mixture is thick and lighter in colour (don’t overbeat: mixture will curdle). Spoon mixture into pan; smooth surface. Chill for 3 hours or until set. Transfer cake to a plate. Dust with cocoa powder and top with berries to serve.

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