Maidens Dream and Dark Chocolate Liqueur Mousse Cake
The Australian Women's Weekly April 2006
Ingredients
6 eggs, separated
1/2 cup (80g) icing sugar mixture
1 cup (25g) cocoa powder
2 tablespoons cornflour
150g dark chocolate, melted
1 tablespoon water
600ml thickened cream
300g dark chocolate, chopped coarsely, extra
1/4 cup (60ml) Dark Chocolate Liqueur
3/4 cup (180ml) Maidens Dream Liqueur
1 tablespoon cocoa powder, extra
Method
Preheat the oven to moderate (180%C/160%C fan-forced). Grease a 25cm x 30cm Swiss-roll pan; line the base and sides with baking paper.
Beat the egg yolks and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy; transfer to a large bowl. Fold in the combined sifted cocoa and cornflour, then chocolate; fold in the water.
Beat the egg whites in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold the egg whites, in two batches, into the chocolate mixture.
Spread the mixture into the prepared pan; bake in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes. Turn the cake on to a wire rack covered with baking paper. Cover cake with baking paper; cool to room temperature.
Grease a 22cm spring form pan; line the sides with baking paper, bringing paper 5cm above edge of pan. Cut a 22cm-diameter circle from the cooled cake; place in the prepared pan. Discard remaining cake.
Combine the cream and the extra chocolate in a medium saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl; refrigerate until just cold.
Add the Maidens Dream and Dark Chocolate Liqueur to the chocolate mixture; beat with an electric mixer until mixture changes to a paler colour. Pour mixture into the prepared pan; refrigerate for about 3 hours or until set.
Transfer cake from pan to a serving plate; dust with sifted extra cocoa.
Not suitable to freeze.
Chocolate is suitable to microwave if you are using Cooking Chocolate.
I have cooked the white chocolate creme mud cake. I have also cooked variations like Jaffa, and Butterscotch and am totally amazed at the taste. They are delicious. I have never really liked the taste of any alcoholic drinks until I found these liqueurs, they are awesome and I won't be mucking around with any others. The fact that they don't contain any of the preservatives which are linked with asthma and other health issues is very important to me.
