Chocolate-Pumpkin Mousse & Génoise Cake with chocolate ganache Recipe

Ingredients

• ¾ cup cake flour
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ cup granulated sugar, divided
• ⅛ tsp. table salt
• 4 eggs, room temperature
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• 2 ½ tsp. unsweetened gelatin (1 pkt.)
• 2 Tbsp. cold water
• 1 can pumpkin purée (15 oz.), divided
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ tsp. table salt
• 2 Tbsp. dark rum
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• ¼ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
• ¼ tsp. ground cloves
• 2 cups heavy cream, divided
• 2 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• Chocolate curls