Chocolate Chocolate Mousse Cake
Decadent chocolate cake with creamy chocolate cream cheese mousse layers and covered in a chocolate cream cheese frosting, perfect for special occasions.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 30 minutes (cake only)
- Total Time: 2 hours (including chilling)
- Yield: 8-10 1x
- Method: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 1 tsp instant espresso powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese
- Powdered sugar (amount to taste for frosting)
- Chocolate cream cheese frosting ingredients (as needed)
Instructions
- Place dark chocolate chips in a medium heat-safe bowl.
- Heat 1 cup heavy cream with instant espresso powder in a saucepan until simmering (do not boil). Pour over chocolate chips along with salt and vanilla extract. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Whisk mixture until chocolate is melted and smooth. Let cool. Beat cream cheese into cooled chocolate mixture until smooth.
- Beat remaining 1 cup heavy cream with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Fold whipped cream gently into chocolate-cream cheese mixture until fully combined without deflating.
- Refrigerate mousse until ready to fill cake layers.
- Bake chocolate cake layers separately as desired, then assemble by layering chocolate cake and mousse.
- Frost cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting to finish.
Notes
Do not overmix the whipped cream into the mousse to keep it light and airy. Using instant espresso powder enhances the chocolate flavor. Refrigerate the assembled cake for optimal mousse setting.
Nutrition
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
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