Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse Cake
Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 ml) cake flour
- 1/3 cup (75 ml) cocoa powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking powder
- 5 eggs
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 4 teaspoons (20 ml) gelatin
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) cold water
- 2 cups (500 ml) fresh strawberries, hulled
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
- Strawberries, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Line a 38 x 25-cm (15 x 10-inch) Pyrex pan with parchment paper. Lightly butter the paper.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar with an electric mixer for 5 minutes.
- Gently fold in the dry ingredients alternating with the butter. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the centre of the oven for about 13 minutes.
- Right out of the oven, flip the cake onto a parchment paper dusted with sugar. Remove the baking paper. Let cool.
Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse Cake