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Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse Cake with Dark Chocolate Mirror Glaze

Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse Cake with Dark Chocolate Mirror Glaze

Delightful Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse Cake with a rich Dark Chocolate Mirror Glaze. A perfect dessert for special occasions.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Chilling Time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 8 slices
Calories 500 kcal

Equipment

  • 8-inch round cake pan
  • 6-inch cake pan
  • Medium saucepan
  • large bowl
  • spatula
  • whisk
  • sieve
  • Piping bag
  • immersion blender
  • freezer
  • Offset spatula

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake

  • 57 g unsalted butter, cubed
  • 27 g neutral vegetable oil
  • 60 g whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 125 g all-purpose flour
  • 34 g Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 165 g light brown sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
  • 80 g sour cream, at room temperature
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 60 g freshly brewed coffee

Raspberry Gelée

  • 20 g cold water
  • 4 g powdered gelatin
  • 185 g raspberry puree
  • 30 g granulated sugar

Ruby Raspberry Crémeux

  • 140 g heavy cream (35%), divided
  • 3 g powdered gelatin
  • 115 g ruby chocolate, chopped Available online
  • 20 g corn syrup
  • 100 g whole milk
  • 40 g seedless raspberry puree

Chocolate Crumb

  • 105 g all-purpose flour
  • 4 g cornstarch
  • 100 g granulated sugar
  • 65 g Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 4 g kosher salt
  • 85 g butter, melted

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Mousse

  • 7 g powdered gelatin
  • 214 g dark chocolate, chopped Use a mix of 54.5% and 70% Callebaut
  • 182 g whole milk, divided
  • 35 g seedless raspberry puree
  • 315 g cream (35%)

Dark Chocolate Mirror Glaze

  • 60 g cold water
  • 12 g powdered gelatin
  • 70 g unsweetened cocoa powder (Dutch-processed)
  • 140 g heavy cream
  • 75 g room temperature water
  • 200 g granulated sugar

To Assemble

  • Edible glitter paint
  • Fresh raspberries
  • Apricot jam

Instructions
 

Chocolate Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) with a rack in the middle. Grease an 8-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper, then grease the pan again and dust with the cocoa powder.
  • In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. When melted, remove from heat and whisk in the oil, milk, and vanilla. Allow to cool slightly.
  • Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. Set aside.
  • Whisk the sour cream into the butter mixture, followed by the egg. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, then add the hot coffee and whisk until smooth.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs, about 25-32 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  • Once cool, run an offset spatula around edges and turn the cake out to finish cooling completely. Wrap and chill in the fridge.

Raspberry Gelée

  • Line a 6-inch cake pan with plastic wrap.
  • Combine cold water and gelatin in a small bowl. Allow to bloom for 5-10 minutes.
  • In a saucepan, bring raspberry puree and sugar to a simmer. Remove from heat, add gelatin mixture, and combine.
  • Pour the gelée into the prepared pan and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.

Ruby Raspberry Crémeux

  • Bloom gelatin in a small bowl with 15g of heavy cream. Allow to bloom for 5-10 minutes.
  • Place chopped ruby chocolate in a heat-safe bowl with a fine-meshed sieve over it.
  • In another bowl, place egg yolk and warm corn syrup, then whisk until smooth.
  • Combine remaining heavy cream and whole milk in a saucepan, bring to a simmer, and whisk into the egg yolk mixture.
  • Cook back in saucepan until it reaches 180F. Remove heat, add bloomed gelatin, and whisk. Strain over chocolate and combine.
  • Pour crémeux over frozen gelée and freeze until solid, at least 5 hours or overnight.

Chocolate Crumb

  • Preheat oven to 300F and line a baking sheet.
  • Whisk flour, cornstarch, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl. Stir in melted butter until clusters form.
  • Spread clusters in a single layer on the baking sheet and bake for 20-22 minutes.
  • Let crumbs cool before storing in an airtight container.

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Mousse

  • Bloom gelatin in a small bowl with 35g of whole milk. Set aside.
  • Place dark chocolate in a bowl with a fine-meshed sieve.
  • Heat remaining milk in a saucepan until steaming. Remove heat and whisk in bloomed gelatin.
  • Strain over chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Add raspberry puree and whisk together.
  • Whip cold heavy cream until soft peaks form, then fold in the ganache.
  • Transfer to a piping bag for immediate use.

Assemble the Cake

  • Line the inside of a cake ring with acetate and set on a plastic-lined sheet pan.
  • Trim the cake and gelée-crémeux rounds so they're smaller than the cake ring.
  • Pipe mousse into the bottom of the cake ring, tap gently and smooth the top.
  • Set the cake layer on the mousse and pipe more mousse covering the cake.
  • Add gelée-crémeux layer and pipe mousse around the edge, then fill the mold.
  • Smooth the top and freeze until solid, at least 3 hours.

Dark Chocolate Glaze

  • Bloom gelatin in a bowl with cold water and set aside.
  • Sift cocoa powder into a saucepan, add water and stir to form a paste.
  • Add remaining cream and sugar, whisk, and bring to a simmer.
  • Strain through a sieve to melt gelatin and blend with immersion blender.
  • Cool to 95F before glazing.

Glaze the Cake

  • Unmold and glaze the cake at least 3 hours before serving.
  • Pour glaze swiftly over the center of the cake and use an offset spatula to smooth.
  • Move the glazed cake to a serving plate and refrigerate to thaw completely.
  • Decorate with edible glitter paint and fresh raspberries.

Notes

Ensure the cake and mousse are properly chilled before glazing for best results.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 7gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 3gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 2mg
Keyword cake, chocolate cake, Dessert, gourmet, Mousse, Raspberry
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