Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse Cake

Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse Cake

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Chocolate mousse cake runs the gamut from fluffy, insubstantial layer cake to dense-as-a-brick, and fudge-like slab. Could we make one that maintained the qualities of a perfect chocolate...

Keywords

  • Desserts or Baked Goods
  • Chocolate
  • Make Ahead
  • Cakes
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Cooking tools:

  • Stand mixer
  • Springform pan
  • Roasting pan
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Cooling rack
  • Paring knife
  • Offset spatula
  • Whisk
  • Mixing bowl
  • Saucepan
  • Oven
  • Stove
  • Parchment paper
  • Wax paper
  • Aluminum foil
  • Plastic wrap
  • Refrigerator
  • Plate
  • Serving platter
  • Pitcher
  • Chef's knife
  • Measuring spoon

Ingredients

  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 12 pieces
  • 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, softened, for greasing pan
  • unbleached all-purpose flour for dusting pan
  • 12 ounces (340 grams) bittersweet chocolate (such as Hershey's Special Dark), chopped
  • 1 ounce (28 grams) unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 8 large eggs, separated
  • 1/8 teaspoon table salt
  • 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar (4 1/2 ounces/128 grams), crumbled with fingers to remove lumps (see note)

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