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Coffee and chocolate mousse cake with decoration
Airy chocolate and coffee mousse dessert

Coffee and chocolate mousse cake

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Mousse (foam) is one of the pillars of French patisserie. Here, air bubbles mixed into chocolate provide the structure, with gelatine as insurance to hold it as a cake. Coffee amplifies the chocolate flavour without being intrusive.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 30 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 380 kcal
🌍 Cuisine French

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Whisk: For the cream.
  • Steam bath: For the chocolate.

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Cereals containing gluten

Instructions

1 ✓

Melt the chocolate over steam. Cool to lukewarm.

Tip: Do not let it get hot!
2 ✓

Dissolve the coffee powder in the hot water, then dissolve the gelatine in it as well.

Tip: Two in one.
3 ✓

Mix the coffee-gelatine water into the chocolate.

Tip: Thoroughly.
4 ✓

Whip the cream with the sugar, then fold into the chocolate mixture.

Tip: Gently, to keep it foamy.
5 ✓

Place the sponge in the tin, pour the mousse over it. Chill for 4 hours.

Tip: Setting.
6 ✓

Decorate with coffee beans.

Tip: Crunchy contrast.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the mousse get grainy?
The chocolate overheated (burnt) or water got into it while melting.

Ingredients

  • 1 Sponge layer (22 cm)
  • 200 g Dark chocolate (min. 60%)
  • 300 ml Double cream
  • 100 g Caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp Instant coffee powder
  • 15 g Gelatine powder
  • 50 ml Hot water (for coffee and gelatine)
  • 10 db Coffee beans (garnish)