Chocolate Mousse Cake | Desserts | Umami

Ingredients

• SPONGE
• 5 eggs
• 150g (1 ¼ cups) all-purpose flour
• 150g (3/4 cup) sugar
• 25g (1 tbsp) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• pinch of salt
• FILLING
• 800 ml (3 ⅓ cups) whipping cream
• 150g (1 ¼ cups) powdered sugar
• 30-40g (1 ½ oz) unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tbsp powdered gelatin
• 4-5 tbsp water
• vanilla extract, a few drops
• GANACHE
• 80g (3 oz) dark chocolate
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp apricot jam
• 2 tbsp rum, brandy or whisky