Decadent Chocolate Mousse Cake
A decadent Chocolate Mousse Cake! With gorgeous chocolate cake, silky smooth mousse, cherries, more chocolate and Bahlsen Waffleletten cookies, perfect for any celebration!
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- ⅓ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¾ tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ cup Buttermilk
- ¼ cup Milk
- ¼ cup strong Coffee
- ¼ Canola or Vegetable Oil
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Egg
- 1 - 2 Tbls Grenadine Syrup
- 1 ½ cups or 1/2 recipe of the Chocolate Mousse use milk chocolate chips not dark chocolate chips, or your favorite chocolate mousse recipe
- 1 21 oz can of Cherry Pie Filling, drained or 1 cup fresh pitted Cherries
For the topping:
- 4 - 6 Bahlsen Waffleletten Cookies coarsely chopped
- ½ cup toasted Nuts such as hazelnuts, pecans or almonds
- ¼ cup White Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and butter and flour a 9 in.baking pan (or use baking spray with flour in it).
For the Cake:
- In a large bowl, mix together the Flour, Sugar, Cocoa Powder, Baking Soda, Baking Powder and Salt.
- Once the dry ingredients are well mixed, add in the Buttermilk, Milk, Coffee, Oil, Egg and Vanilla Extract and blend until you have a smooth and glossy batter.
- Pour into a prepared round 9 in. baking pan and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for about 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for at least 10 minutes and then carefully remove and continue to cool on cooling racks.
- Poke holes throughout the cake with a fork and drizzle the Grenadine Syrup over and allow to soak in.
- Prepare the Chocolate Mousse according to directions and allow to set (chilled for at least 2 hours or can be made a day ahead)
- Add the drained Cherries to the mousse and blend well.
- Mix together the chopped Bahlsen Waffleletten Cookies, White Chocolate Chips and Nuts.
To Assemble:
- Once your cake has cooled, place on your favorite cake plate. Top with the Mousse mixed with Cherries, sprinkle generously with Cookie mixture.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Enjoy.
Notes
You may also substitute the Grenadine Syrup for a Cherry flavored Liqueur for a grown up version.You can also double the cake recipe to make two 9 inch cake layers to use cake in other recipes.For a more fudge like cake, double the amount of strong coffee and watch your bake time.
