Indulge your sweet cravings with this delectable 3-Layer Chocolate Cake, a symphony of chocolate flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This exquisite cake features three layers of rich, moist chocolate sponge cake, each layer generously filled with a velvety chocolate mousse, creating a harmonious balance of textures and flavors. The crowning glory is a luscious chocolate ganache glaze, adding a touch of elegance and decadence.
For those with a gluten intolerance, this recipe caters to your dietary needs with its gluten-free flour blend, ensuring that you can enjoy this chocolate masterpiece without compromise. Explore the detailed step-by-step instructions and gather the necessary ingredients to embark on this culinary journey.
In addition to the main cake recipe, this article offers a delightful collection of other chocolate-inspired treats to satisfy your sweet tooth. Learn how to craft a luscious chocolate mousse, perfect for filling cakes, pastries, or simply enjoying on its own. Discover the secrets of creating a smooth and creamy chocolate ganache, an essential component for glazing cakes, tarts, and other desserts.
Enhance your baking skills with tips and techniques for achieving the perfect chocolate sponge cake, ensuring a moist and flavorful base for your culinary creations. Indulge in the art of chocolate making with a comprehensive guide to tempering chocolate, a crucial step for achieving a glossy and stable finish.
Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article provides all the knowledge and guidance you need to create a stunning 3-Layer Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Mousse Filling. Prepare to impress your friends and family with this masterpiece, or simply treat yourself to a moment of pure chocolate bliss.
THREE-LAYER CHOCOLATE GANACHE CAKE
This decadent triple-layer beauty is pure chocolate indulgence. The cake layers can be frozen prior to final assembly; in fact, they're easier to work with when frozen. -Kathleen Smith, Overland, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa and baking soda. Beat in mayonnaise, coffee and vanilla. Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., For filling, in a small heavy saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool completely. In a large bowl, cream butter. Gradually beat in cooled mixture. Stir in chocolate chips., For ganache, place chocolate in a large bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; let stand 5 minutes. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate, covered, until cold. Beat ganache just until soft peaks form, 15-30 seconds (do not overbeat)., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with ganache. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate, cream and butter. Microwave at 50% power for 1-2 minutes or until smooth, stirring twice. Cool slightly, stirring occasionally. Drizzle over cake, allowing some to flow over sides. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 970 calories, Fat 65g fat (30g saturated fat), Cholesterol 88mg cholesterol, Sodium 607mg sodium, Carbohydrate 81g carbohydrate (53g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
3-LAYER FUDGE CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE FILLING
I was looking for a beautiful, rich cake to make for Christmas this year and this was exactly what I was looking for! I found this recipe online and it originally came from Bon Appetit. I wanted something chocolate and peppermint to go with the season. It turned out to be the best cake I've ever made! My family wants it to be a tradition for me to make this cake every Christmas from now on. I hope it turns out just as wonderful for you as it did for me! It takes time but it is well worth it. The cooking/preparation time does not include the hours it needs to cool in between.
Provided by SweetSabrina
Categories Dessert
Time 2h25m
Yield 12 slices, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Make cake:
- 1- Preheat oven to 325 °F.
- 2- Butter and flour three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 ½-inch-high sides.
- 3- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in small bowl to blend.
- 4- Place cocoa in medium bowl; whisk in 1 2/3 cups boiling water. Cool cocoa mixture to room temperature, whisking occasionally.
- 5- Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, then vanilla. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
- 6- At low speed, beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with cocoa mixture in 2 additions.
- 7- Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes. Cut around cakes to loosen. Turn out onto racks/plates lined w/ wax paper so they don't stick. Cool completely.
- Make peppermint mousse:
- 1- Combine white chocolate, ¾ cup whipping cream, and sour cream in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat just until chocolate is melted and smooth.
- 2- Transfer white chocolate mixture to large bowl; cool to barely lukewarm, whisking occasionally, about 20 minutes.
- 3- Mix in candies.
- 4- Beat remaining 1 cup cream in medium bowl to soft peaks. Fold cream into barely lukewarm white chocolate mixture in 4 additions.
- 5- Chill mousse until beginning to set, about 2 hours.
- 6- Place 1 cake layer on cardboard round or cake tray. Spread half of mousse over top of cake. Top with second cake layer, remaining mousse, and third cake layer. Chill assembled cake until mousse is cold & set, about 3 hours (can be made a day ahead).
- Make ganache:
- 1- Bring cream to simmer in heavy large saucepan.
- 2- Remove from heat. Add semisweet chocolate; whisk until melted & smooth.
- 3- Cool ganache until thick but still pourable, about 45 minutes.
- 4- Place cake on rack or baking sheet. Pour ganache over cake, spreading with metal spatula to cover sides evenly.
- 5- Chill cake till ganache sets, at least 30 minutes & up to 1 day.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 963, Fat 74, SaturatedFat 45.5, Cholesterol 196.5, Sodium 340, Carbohydrate 81.3, Fiber 9.4, Sugar 48.1, Protein 13.3
3 LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE MOUSSE FILLING (GLUTEN FRE
This is a modification to Gluten Free Chocolate Cake (http://www.food.com/recipe/gluten-free-chocolate-cake-224448) previously posted. I added a layer to make it big, adjusted ingredients to be more allergy friendly and made a chocolate mousse filling between the layers. The mousse filling doubles as frosting without making it too sweet. I hope you love it.
Provided by Clever Camo Cook
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 1 large 3 layer cake, 12-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Start by making the Cake:.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease the bottom of (3) 9" round pans. (I used a basic 3 pack of tin foil pans located in the baking section of the grocery store.) Set butter out on counter so it can soften at room temperature, salt for cake and filling. Put a metal bowl in the freezer to chill so it will be ready when you make the mousse.
- Sift flours together (sorghum flour, tapioca flour, and white rice flour). Add cocoa, xanthan gum, baking soda, cream of tarter and salt. (note: if you are using salted butter do NOT add salt.) (note: if you do NOT have a corn allergy you can replace 4 1/2 teaspoons baking soda and 1 7/8 cream of tarter with 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 3 3/4 teaspoons baking powder.).
- In a separate large bowl, beat the butter until creamy (note: the longer you leave it setting out at room temperature the easier this will be). Slowly add the brown sugar and granulated white sugar, whip until fluffy.
- Add the eggs and egg yolks one at a time to the butter sugar mixture. Then add the vanilla.
- Turn the mixer to low and alternately add the flour mixture and coconut milk to the butter/egg/sugar mixture. (note: it will be very thick and difficult to mix, just take your time so it gets consistently mixed at each point).
- Pour (or scoop) equal amounts of the mixture into the prepared pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the cake is springy to the touch and a tooth pick comes out clean. Set on cooling racks to cool. Let the cakes cool completely before attempting to stack. If you would like a smooth edge you can trim the cakes to be the same size prior to adding chocolate mousse layers.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the mousse filling/frosting (I made a double batch):.
- Cut the butter into small cubes. In a small microwaveable bowl, combine the chocolate chips and butter. Melt in the microwave for 20-30 seconds at a time until smooth. Be careful not to boil he chocolate as it will change the consistency of the mousse and make a huge mess in the microwave.
- Add vanilla and 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream to the chocolate/butter mixture until combine.
- Remove metal bowl from freezer, combine chocolate/butter mixture and remaining heavy whipping cream using a hand mixer. Whip until smooth and firm peaks begin to form. Do not over whip as the mousse will break and have a graining appearance. Cover mousse with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Putting the cake together:.
- Put a small amount of mousse and spread it in the center of the pan or plate you are making the cake on, this will keep it from moving while you frost it.
- Place the first layer of cake on top of the mousse, cover the top of the cake with mousse mixture. Repeat by stacking the next layer on top of the mousse. Using a cake knife or smooth spatula, cover the outside of the cake with mousse (the same way you apply frosting to a cake). Using a decorating bag filled with remaining mousse mixture, decorate the edges and top of the cake. If the mousse starts to melt or if your work space is warm, you may need to move mousse back to the refrigerator between layers to prevent it from melting). You can also use shredded coconut, chocolate chips, or chocolate shavings if you prefer for decoration.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve and left overs. I refrigerated mine over night before serving and it was still delicious and moist for 3-4 days after cutting.
Tips:
- To make a gluten-free version of this cake, use gluten-free flour and cornstarch instead of all-purpose flour.
- If you don't have a springform pan, you can use a regular 9-inch cake pan. Just be sure to grease and flour the pan before adding the batter.
- To make the chocolate mousse filling, be sure to use heavy cream that is at least 35% fat. This will help the mousse to set properly.
- If you don't have a piping bag, you can use a spoon to spread the mousse filling over the cake layers.
- To decorate the cake, you can use chocolate shavings, chopped nuts, or fresh berries.
Conclusion:
This 3-layer chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling is a delicious and decadent dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The cake is moist and fluffy, and the mousse filling is light and airy. The combination of chocolate and mousse is simply irresistible. This cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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