Home cook creates an indulgent chocolate MOUSSE cake using a 75c buy from Woolworths – and now hundreds are racing to give it a go too
- An Australian woman has shared her first attempt at a chocolate mousse cake
- It was a decadent success even though she only used a 75c supermarket mix
- She used her own recipe for mousse with dark chocolate and thickened cream
- The result, which was posted to Facebook, looked mouth-wateringly good
An Australian woman has shared her recipe for a decadent chocolate mousse cake online, wowing hundreds with just how affordable and delicious the dessert can be.
The lady, who said it was her first attempt at the DIY recipe, made the base using a 75c cake mix from Woolworths but the mousse she developed herself at home.
‘It turned out rich, decadent and so yum. I might be praising myself here but I’m a little impressed,’ she captioned a photo of the finished product, which had white chocolate shavings on top.
An Australian woman has shared her recipe for a decadent chocolate mousse cake online, wowing hundreds with just how affordable and delicious the dessert can be
The lady, who said it was her first attempt at the DIY recipe, made the base using a 75c cake mix from Woolworths but the mousse she made herself at home
To make the mousse all that is required is 300 grams of good quality dark chocolate roughly chopped, three eggs, 1/4 cup caster sugar, one tablespoon of sifted cocoa powder and 300ml thickened cream.
Start by placing the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and melting it over a pan filled with water. Set it aside to cool slightly before continuing.
Then place the eggs and sugar into a large bowl and beat them together with electric beaters or a whisk for five minutes or until the mixture is pale, thick and doubled in volume.
Fold in the cocoa powder and cooled chocolate until well combined.
To make the mousse all that is required is 300 grams of good quality dark chocolate roughly chopped, three eggs, 1/4 cup caster sugar, one tablespoon of sifted cocoa powder and 300ml thickened cream
In a separate bowl, whip cream until thickened and use a large metal spoon to carefully fold the cream into the chocolate mixture, trying to keep it as light and fluffy as possible.
Stirred together this is then poured over the top of the base and placed into the fridge to set, with icing sugar added on top for extra ‘wow’ factor.
The cake can be served with ice cream or strawberries and makes for an easy treat to prepare for guests.
‘It looks awesome. I use those cheap cake mixes too. I make up the butter cake or vanilla cake mix and add some overripe bananas, easy peasy banana cake,’ said one home baker
‘It looks awesome. I use those cheap cake mixes too. I make up the butter cake or vanilla cake mix and add some overripe bananas, easy peasy banana cake,’ said one home baker.
‘I’m going to send you my address so you can flick that cake my way,’ said another.
A third added: ‘Omg delicious’.
‘It really is easier than I thought it would be… I’ve never tried chocolate mousse before because I thought it was too hard but my craving for chocolate mousse cake at an affordable price was stronger,’ said the woman.