Black Tie Mousse Cake 2 Recipes

BLACK TIE MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• LAYER 1 CAKE: Preheat oven to 350*F. Lightly grease a 9" springform pan.
• In a medium bowl cream butter & sugar with a hand mixer. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla & mix well. Sift cocoa & flour & add to mixture, until combined. Batter will be thick, but light & fluffy; not pourable, but easily spreadable.
• Bake cake at 350*F for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake. Remove from oven & cool completely; may even use the freezer to speed process along.
• LAYER 2 NO BAKE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE: In a bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar until incorporated. Add cocoa & blend well. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer whisk heavy cream until it starts to get fluffy. Add powdered sugar a little at a time. Whisk until stiff peaks are achieved. (**May do the whipped cream mixtures for both cheesecake layers together at the same time in your mixer & then divide in half evenly.)
• Add whipped cream to the chocolate mixture & beat until well combined. Cover bowl & put in refrigerator.
• LAYER 3 NO BAKE CHEESECAKE: In a bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar until incorporated. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer whisk heavy cream until it starts to get fluffy. Add powdered sugar a little at a time. Whisk until stiff peaks are achieved. (**This step may have already been done if you did it the same time as the whipped cream for the chocolate cheesecake.)
• Add whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture & beat until well combined. Cover bowl & put in refrigerator.
• ASSEMBLE FIRST 3 LAYERS: Once cake is cooled you may run a knife along the edges & release the spring-form edge to help ensure it's ability to release after all the layers are complete. If you release the edge, put the edge back on & then continue with the layers.
• Spread the chocolate cheesecake mixture evenly over the cooled chocolate cake.
• Spread the plain cheesecake mixture evenly over the chocolate cheesecake mixture.
• Cover pan with saran wrap (try not to let it touch the cheesecake) & freeze for 4-6 hours in the freezer.
• After the cake is frozen. Use a warm offset spatula to run along the edge of the pan & remove the spring-form edge. (Keep cake on the base.)
• GANACHES: Put dark & white chocolate chips in separate bowls.
• In a small saucepan on LOW, heat heavy cream & butter until it just comes to a boil.
• Measure 3-4 Tbsp of the cream/butter mixture & put it on top of the white chocolate chips. Pour remaining butter/cream mixture over the dark chocolate chips. Let cream melt chocolate chips & then stir them up in their separate bowls. Let the ganache cool slightly until spreading consistency.
• Using a cooling rack placed on a cookie sheet, set cake on cooling rack (the ganache that falls off the cake will be caught in the cookie sheet, underneath the cooling rack) & pour dark chocolate ganache over the top of the cake; spread evenly with an offset spatula.
• When the chocolate drips over the edges, smooth the ganache with your spatula & immediately apply mini chocolate chips to the sides before the ganache hardens from the frozen cake. Continue around all sides of the cake saving extra dark chocolate ganache to swirl with the white ganache on top & enough to pipe a border for the edges.
• Once the cake is ganached & chocolate chips decorate the sides, drizzle the white chocolate ganache on the top. Add small dollups of dark chocolate ganache (saving enough to pipe a border on the edges) & using a toothpick/knife swirl the two ganaches together.
• Use the remaining dark chocolate ganache to pipe a border around the edge, once the ganache has set/thickened a little bit, but still soft enough to work with.
• Store cake in freezer. Cut & enjoy cake frozen.

*THE REAL* BLACK TIE MOUSSE CAKE BY OLIVE GARDEN

Steps:

• There are FOUR layers to make:.
• BOTTOM LAYER (cake):.
• Bake according to directions on box using 2 round pans, then cool. Once cooled, use the cake from one pan as one layer (you do not need the second cake from the second pan. In other words, you only need half the box cake recipe). Place this round cake at the bottom of a CHEESECAKE PAN. Press it with your fingers and flatten the cake a little. This is the bottom layer out of four layers.
• SECOND LAYER (the chocolate mousse):.
• Melt chocolate and cream cheese together. Let cool. Soften gelatin with cold water for 1 minute, then add boiling water, stir until dissolved and clear. Let this cool while you start whipping the heavy cream and sugar. As cream starts to thicken, add gelatin. Continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Add 1/4 of the cream to the chocolate mixture and mix thoroughly. Then fold this into the remaining cream. Once you have it completed, spread this chocolate mousse onto the cake and refrigerate.
• THIRD LAYER (the custard):.
• Beat egg yolks until pale. Add sugar, flour, and gelatin, then beat until mixed. Bring cream and vanilla extract to a boil. Add a small amount of cream to egg mixture while stirring. Gradually add until all of the cream has been added and then pour entire mixture through a strainer into the pan. Continue to cook until custard begins to thicken. Cool slightly, then pour on top of the chocolate mousse layer and freeze while getting the fourth layer ready.
• FOURTH LAYER (the icing):.
• Please note: this makes a lot of icing so feel free to half this part of the recipe (I just happen to like a lot of icing on top). Bring butter and cream to a boil, pour over chocolate and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let cool until it starts to thicken. Remove cake from freezer, remove the cheesecake pan collar, then pour some of the icing and use a spatula to spread it evenly across the top and sides of the cake. While this is still wet, put chocolate chips onto the side of the cake. Optional: Melt half a cup of white chocolate chips (in the microwave) and swirl into the icing if you want yours to look like the picture.
• Refrigerate the cake. Be sure to see the picture. Serve cold. Delicious!
• Enjoy! --Adrienne.

BLACK TIE MOUSSE CAKE 2

Steps:

• Cake.
• Bake according to package directions using 2 round cake pans.
• When cake is cool, remove from pans and make a collar out of wax paper about 4 inches taller than each cake.
• Second Layer: Dark Cream Cheese Mousse.
• Melt chocolate and cream cheese together.
• Let cool.
• Soften gelatin with cold water for one minute then add boiling water.
• Stir until dissolved and clear.
• Let this cool while you start whipping the heavy cream and sugar.
• Continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
• Add 1/4 of the cream to the chocolate mixture and mix thoroughly.
• Fold this into the remaining cream.
• Once you have completed, spread onto cake and refrigerate.
• Third Layer:Italian Custard Mousse.
• Beat egg yolks until pale.
• Add sugar, flour and gelatin, beating until mixed.
• Bring cream and vanilla to a boil.
• Add a small amount of cream to egg mixture while stirring.
• Gradually add until all of the cream has been added and then pour entire mixture through a strainer into the pan.
• Continue to cook until custard begins to thicken.
• Cool slightly and pour on top of chocolate mousse.
• Freeze while getting the icing ready.
• Fourth Layer:Dark Chocolate Ganache.
• Bring butter and cream to a boil.
• Pour over chocolate and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Stir until smooth.
• Let cool to slightly warmer than room temperature until it starts to thicken.
• Remove cake from freezer and remove the collar.
• Pour some of the ganache over top of cake and spread it evenly across top and sides.
• While the ganache is still wet, cover sides of cake with chocolate chips.
• Refrigerate.
• Let remaining ganache cool and pipe through decorating bag onto cake.