Cake Recipes
Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup (about 5 ounces) chocolate cookie or chocolate Graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine
- 2 pint baskets California strawberries, stemmed and halved
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Instructions
- In bowl, mix crumbs and butter to blend thoroughly. Press evenly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Stand strawberry halves, touching, side-by-side, pointed ends up with cuts sides against side of pan; set aside.
- Place chocolate chips in blender container.
- In small saucepan over medium heat, mix water and corn syrup; bring to boil and simmer 1 minute.
- Immediately pour over chocolate chips and blend until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, in large mixer bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups of the cream to form stiff peaks. With rubber spatula, fold cooled chocolate into whipped cream to blend thoroughly. Pour into prepared pan; level top. (Points of strawberries might extend above chocolate mixture.) Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours.
- Up to 2 hours before serving, in medium mixer bowl, beat remaining one cup cream to form soft peaks. Add sugar; beat to form stiff peaks. Remove side of pan; place cake on serving plate. Pipe or dollop whipped cream onto top of cake. Arrange remaining halved strawberries on whipped cream.
- To serve, cut into wedges with thin knife, wiping blade between cuts.
Nutrition
Per serving: 406 calories; 30g fat; 76mg cholesterol; 153mg sodium; 36g carbohydrate; 3g fiber; 5g protein
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
California Strawberry Commission