Chocolate mousse cake

Name: Chocolate mousse cake
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 200 g Dark chocolate (70% cocoa content); 125 g Butter; 10 Eggs (size M); 125 g Sugar; 3 sheets Gelatine; 7-10 Tbsp Chocolate decor and mint leaves; baking paper

AUTHOR
Shirley Vincent

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
50 mins

TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 12

200 g Dark chocolate (70% cocoa content)
125 g Butter
10 Eggs (size M)
125 g Sugar
3 sheets Gelatine
7-10 Tbsp Chocolate decor and mint leaves
baking paper

Directions

1
Roughly chop the chocolate and melt it in a hot water bath. Dice butter and mix with the chocolate. Separate the eggs and put the egg white aside. Mix the egg yolks with half of the sugar and stir with the chocolate butter mixture until smooth. Beat the egg whites until stiff and gradually add the remaining sugar.
2
Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Line the bottom of a springform pan (26 cm Ø) with baking paper. Fill in half of the mixture. Bake in a preheated oven (electric: 175 °C/ gas: level 2) for 25-30 minutes. In the meantime soak the gelatine in cold water for about 5 minutes. Squeeze the gelatine well and dissolve over a low heat. Stir in a little chocolate mousse and stir with the rest of the mousse until smooth. Remove the chocolate base and let it cool down for about 1 hour. Spread the chocolate mousse on the base, smooth it down and chill for about 3 hours.
3
Squeeze the gelatine well and dissolve over a low heat. Stir in a little chocolate mousse and stir with the rest of the mousse until smooth. Remove the chocolate base and let it cool down for about 1 hour. Spread the chocolate mousse on the base, smooth it down and chill for about 3 hours. Decorate as you like with chocolate decoration and mint leaves. Makes about 12 pieces