Name: Chocolate mousse cake
Prep time: 180 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 181 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 4809 packet double-choc butter cake; 200 gram packet rich chocolate mousse royale; 3/4 cup milk; coffee custard to serve; Coffee custard; 1 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee; 1 cup bought vanilla custard; 1/2 cup milk; 2 tablespoon icing sugar

Chocolate mousse cake

Stunning, moist and fudgy chocolate mousse cake topped with coffee custard brought to you by Recipes+. This indulgent mousse cake is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the sweet tooth.

Serves 6

Prep

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Total

3H 1M

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Ingredients

1/2 4809 packet double-choc butter cake

200 gram packet rich chocolate mousse royale

3/4 cup milk

coffee custard to serve

Coffee custard

1 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee

1 cup bought vanilla custard

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoon icing sugar

Method

Chocolate mousse cake

1.Grease and line a 20cm (base measurement) square cake pan with baking paper, extending paper above sides for handles. Cut cake into 1cm-thick slices; place over base of prepared pan, trimming to fit.

2.Using an electric mixer. make 2 sachets of mousse mixture in small bowl following packet directions, but using only 3X4 cup milk. Spoon mousse over cake; swirl top. Sprinkle with chocolate flakes from packet Cover; chill for 3 hours or until set.

3.Make Coffee Custard as recipe directs. Lift Cake from pan; out into pieces. Serve cake with Coffee Custard.

Coffee custard

4.Dissolve coffee in 1 tablespoon boiling water in a microwave-safe jug. Stir in custard, milk and sugar until combined. Microwave custard on High (100%) for 1 minute or until warm; stir. Serve.

Coffee Custard: Makes 1 1/2 cups Make ahead Prepare recipe up to a day ahead. Fold a chopped chocolate bar into mousse before setting.
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Ingredients

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Chocolate mousse cake

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