White Chocolate Mousse And Strawberry Layer Cake
Tasty White Chocolate Mousse And
Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe.
Serves 10 people
Ingredients
·
115g /4oz fine white chocolate,
chopped into small pieces
·
120ml/ 4fl oz/ ½ cup double cream
·
120ml /4f1 oz/ ½ cup milk
·
15ml / 1 tbsp rum or vanilla
essence
·
115g / 4oz / ½ cup unsalted butter,
softened
·
175g/ 6oz cup granulated sugar 3
eggs
·
225g/ 8oz/ 2 cups plain flour
·
10ml/ 2 tsp baking powder pinch of
salt
·
675g/ 11/21b fresh strawberries,
sliced, plus extra for decoration
·
750ml/ 11/4 pints/ 3 cups whipping
cream
·
30ml/2 tbsp rum or strawberry
flavoured liqueur
WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE FILLING
·
250g/ 9oz white chocolate, chopped
into small pieces
·
350ml/ 12fl oz/ 1 ½ cups double
cream
·
30ml/ 2 tbsp rum or strawberry-flavoured
liqueur
Procedure
1.
Preheat oven to 180 C/350 F/Gas 4.
Grease and flour two 23 x 5 cm/9 x 2 in cake tins. Line the base of the tins
with non-stick baking paper. Melt the chocolate and cream in a double boiler
over a low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in the milk and rum or vanilla
essence, and set aside to cool.
2.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the
butter and sugar with a hand-held electric mixer for 3-5 minutes, until light
and creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Add the eggs one at a
time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, stir together the
flour, baking powder and salt. Alternately add flour and melted chocolate to
the egg mixture in batches, until just blended. Pour the mixture into the tins
and spread evenly.
3.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a
skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes,
then turn cakes out on to a wire rack, peel off the paper and cool completely.
4.
Make the mousse filling. In a
medium saucepan over a low heat, melt the chocolate and cream until smooth,
stirring frequently. Stir in the rum or strawberry-flavoured liqueur and pour
into a bowl. Chill until just set. With a wire whisk, whip lightly.
5.
Assemble the cake. With a serrated
knife, slice both cake layers in half, making four layers. Place one layer on
the plate and spread one third of the mousse on top. Arrange one third of the
sliced strawberries over the mousse. Place the second layer on top and spread
with another third of the mousse. Arrange another third of the sliced
strawberries over the mousse. Place the third layer on top and spread with the
remaining mousse. Cover with the remaining sliced strawberries. Top with the
last cake layer.
6.
Whip the cream with the rum or
liqueur until firm peaks form. Spread about half the whipped cream over the top
and the sides of the cake. Spoon the remaining cream into a decorating bag
fitted with a medium star tip and pipe scrolls on top of the cake. Decorate
with the remaining sliced strawberries, pressing half of them into the cream on
the side of the cake and arranging the-rest on top.
Comments
Post a Comment