Layered Chocolate Mousse Cake Video by Tarla Dalal

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Surprise! Here is a delicious Layered Chocolate Mousse Cake you can prepare within minutes, leave to set in the fridge and get back to other work. Yes, we mean just minutes. Made with mouth-watering choices like peanut butter, cream and of course, chocolate and topped with crushed wafer cream biscuits. This mousse cake is a real melt-in-the-mouth treat and fortunately easy to make too. Just make sure you crush the biscuits by hand and not in a mixer because it needs to be coarse for the runaway success of this dessert.

Recipe Description for Layered Chocolate Mousse Cake

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 3 mins
Makes 1 cake
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Ingredients

For The Milk Chocolate Layer
3/4 cup grated milk chocolate
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp coffee powder
1/2 cup coarsely crushed chocolate cream wafer biscuit

For The Dark Chocolate Layer
1 1/4 cups grated dark chocolate
3/4 cup beaten whipped cream

For The Topping
1/2 cup coarsely crushed chocolate cream wafer biscuits

Method

For the milk chocolate layer

Combine the coffee and 2 tbsp warm water in a bowl, mix well and keep aside.
Combine the milk chocolate and peanut butter in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till its smooth, while stirring continuously.
Add the coffee-water mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Switch off the flame, add the chocolate wafer cream biscuits and mix well.
Transfer the mixture into a loose-bottomed cake tin, spread it evenly and keep aside to cool for 10 minutes.
Refrigerate for 1 hour or till set.

For the dark chocolate layer

Put the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute and mix well using a spatula.
Add the whipped cream and fold gently.
Pour this mixture over the milk chocolate layer and spread it evenly.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.

How to proceed

Unmould the mousse cake and place on a serving plate.
Finally top it with the coarsely crushed chocolate cream wafer biscuits evenly over it and press it lightly.
Cut into 6 equal wedges and serve immediately.

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RECIPE SOURCE : The Chocolate Cookbook