Chocolate mousse cake with coffee anglaise

It's raining... again. I can think of 3 amazing things that I love to do when it rains... 1. Sleep in. 2. Watch movies. 3. Eat LOTS of chocolate!

 

This cake is the definition of Indulgence, it has a fluffy light chocolate sponge base and the creamiest rich chocolate mousse filling, when eaten you will feel like you have died and gone to chocolate heaven, seriously!

 

It's not the easiest (or quickest) of cakes to make, but I promise you that its worth every bit of effort and time.

 

I find it a huge challenge to create a desert that hubby will go back for seconds for, he's not a sweets person and this normally suits me just fine ( more for me!) but I feel so chuffed when he does, it means he really likes it... It's the ultimate compliment.

Chocolate mousse cake with coffee anglaise

 

6 egg yolks

1/2 cup icing sugar

1/4 cup cocoa powder

2 tablespoons water

1 litre (4cups) thickened cream

 

Coffee Anglaise:

3 cups milk

11/2 cups coffee beans

8 egg yolks

3/4 cup caster sugar

 

Make coffee anglaise first: combine milk and beans in large saucepan, bring to boil; remove from heat, cover, stand 1 hour. Whisk egg yolks and sugar in large bowl whisk in milk mixture. Return to same saucepan and stir over heat, without boiling, until slightly thickened, strain; cool to room temp. Cover and refrigerate until cold.

Mousse cake:

1 Set oven to 180°c/160°c fan forced.

2 Grease 25cm x30cm Swiss roll pan; cover base and short sides with baking paper allowing paper 5 cm above edges.

3 Beat egg yolks and icing sugar with electric mixer until light and creamy. Fold in sifted cocoa powder and cornflour, then chocolate; stir in water.

4 Beat egg whites with electric mixer until soft peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture in two batches. Spread mixture into pan ; bake about 15 mins. Turn cake out. Cool to room temperature.

5 Cut out circle of cake large enough to fit 26cm springform tin, using smaller pieces to fit if necessary, ensure there are no gaps. Beat cream in large bowl with electric mixer until slightly thickened. Fold in slightly cooled extra melted chocolate in four batches. Pour mixture over cake base, refrigerate until set.

6 Remove cake tin, dust with a little extra sifted cocoa, enjoy with coffee anglaise and double cream.

This recipe is from The Australian Women's Weekly Food We Love Cookbook.

 

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"Toolbox" 30th Birthday Cake

This was a my "toolbox" 30th birthday cake I created for a good friend. My 3rd attempt at creating and decorating a cake.

What a challenge I had set myself!  There were definitely a few tantrums over this one, not just from my 16 month old bub either! Hi my name is Tiffany and welcome to my world, I've decided to share with anyone and everyone (and quite possibly no one!) my love of creating beautiful food.

I thought it would be cute to have a simple birthday message.

 Although I set out to blog just about food , recipes and locally sourced produce, I gave it a bit of thought and after struggling to write anything that didn't mention my family and our busy, chaotic lives I decided, this should not be a struggle and I was doing something wrong.  This is when I realized that the love I have for creating food isn't exclusive to food, it's also about my family and the people I love, it's all one big package for me, so naturally I have to share that love and the stories that come with it.

The nails were a last minute decision, I think that it brought it all together.

Food is something that has always been a big part of my life, I find it strange and uncomfortable when I find myself talking to someone that doesn't have the same appreciation, though, I can quickly find something else to chatter away about with anybody and still enjoy the conversation thoroughly, the connection isn't the same as when I find another foodie to talk to, that's when sparks really fly, if you're reading this then you are a fellow foodie also and I'm sure you know what I'm rambling about!

A special moment I captured.  My boys. My life.

On that note, I'm going to sum up my first post by saying thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy reading about my life, the challenges that first time motherhood sets upon me and the adoring love I have for my growing family and the food I create for them.


Tiff x