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Dark chocolate mousse cake on a fondant base

Dark chocolate mousse cake with a fondant base

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A chocolate cake base baked for 10 minutes, topped with a dark chocolate mousse and whipped cream, and frozen for 4 hours in a 24 cm (9.5 inch) mold.

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Recipe from Wikibooks, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This cake features a soft, chocolatey base and a light, airy dark chocolate and whipped cream mousse. It needs to be chilled for 4 hours before serving.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total4 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$13.45 $1.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

10 people

Foundation

  • $1.05
  • $0.01
  • $1.39
  • $0.02
  • $5.26

Foam

  • $0.46
  • $5.26

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 150 °C.
  2. Melt 150g of butter in the microwave for 2 minutes 30, along with 2 squares of dark chocolate and the sugar. Mix with a wooden spoon.
  3. Whisk the eggs, gradually add the flour, and continue until you have a firm, stable mixture. ≈ 4 min
  4. Gently fold the chocolate mixture into the beaten eggs. ≈ 4 min
  5. Pour: Pour, pour a 24 cm round mould, and bake for 10 minutes.
  6. Melt 50g of butter in the microwave with 2 squares of dark chocolate. Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks.
  7. Gently fold the melted chocolate into the whipped cream. ≈ 4 min
  8. Pourz the mousse onto the baked base in the mold, and freeze for 4 hours. Then, transfer the cake from the freezer to the refrigerator.

The bill

Dark chocolate mousse cake with a fondant base

  • 3 eggs$1.05
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.01
  • 150 g of butter$1.39
  • 1 tablespoon of flour mixed with yeast$0.02
  • 200 g of dark chocolate (2 x 100g bars)$5.26
  • 50 g of butter$0.46
  • 200 g of dark chocolate (2 x 100g bars)$5.26

Total$13.45

that's $1.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 150 g of butter
  • 1 tablespoon of flour mixed with yeast
  • 200 g of dark chocolate (2 x 100g bars)
  • 50 g of butter
  • 200 g of dark chocolate (2 x 100g bars)
  • 2 containers of 32% fat whipping cream (2 x 250 ml)

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