Description
Indulgent triple chocolate mousse cake delivers pure chocolate bliss with layers of rich dark, milk, and white chocolate mousse. Chocolate enthusiasts will savor each luxurious spoonful of this elegant dessert that promises pure decadence.
Ingredients
Scale
Chocolate:
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) dark chocolate
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) milk chocolate
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) white chocolate
Dairy and Eggs:
- 6 large eggs
- 300 milliliters (10.14 fluid ounces) heavy cream
Sweeteners and Seasonings:
- 150 grams (5.29 ounces) sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Carefully melt dark chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, allowing it to cool to room temperature while preparing other components.
- Vigorously whip egg whites with sugar, creating a glossy and stable meringue-like texture with distinct stiff peaks that hold their shape.
- Separately whip heavy cream with vanilla extract until soft, billowy peaks form, ensuring a light and airy consistency.
- Delicately incorporate cooled dark chocolate into the egg white mixture, using gentle folding techniques to maintain maximum volume and prevent deflation.
- Gently fold whipped cream into the dark chocolate mixture, creating a smooth and uniform dark chocolate mousse layer.
- Repeat the chocolate melting and folding process with milk chocolate, maintaining similar technique and texture.
- Create a final layer using white chocolate, following the identical method of melting, incorporating egg whites, and folding in whipped cream.
- Select a clean cake mold and methodically layer mousses: dark chocolate at the bottom, followed by milk chocolate, and crowned with white chocolate layer.
- Carefully transfer the assembled mousse cake to the refrigerator, allowing it to set and stabilize for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight for optimal texture and flavor melding.
- Before serving, remove from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes to soften slightly and enhance flavor presentation.
Notes
- Choose high-quality chocolate with at least 70% cocoa content for the dark layer to enhance the rich, intense flavor profile.
- Let melted chocolate cool to lukewarm before folding to prevent deflating delicate egg whites and cream.
- Use a spatula with slow, deliberate circular motions when incorporating chocolate into egg whites to maintain maximum airiness and prevent collapsing.
- This dessert can be prepared up to 2 days in advance, allowing flavors to meld and texture to become more sophisticated, making it perfect for dinner parties or special occasions.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 523
- Sugar: 39 g
- Sodium: 57 mg
- Fat: 37 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg