Spice Cake with Chocolate Mousse
Chef Ana Paola
Looking for an easy, but impressive, dessert? We've got you covered. Wow your guests with a homemade spice cake topped with Mexican chocolate mousse, prune mousse, and dark chocolate created by Chef Ana Paola.
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chef Created
Servings 10
Calories 786 kcal
For the Mexican Chocolate Mousse 125 g milk 1 1/2 ea gelatin sheets 160 g dark chocolate 220 ml milk ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp cayenne pepper For the Prune Mousse 225 g Prune puree 75 g White chocolate 1/8 tsp salt 1 ea Gelatin sheet 175 g Cream 25 g Powdered sugar For the Spice Cake 300 g AP flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda (bicarb) 1/2 tsp salt 1 and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground clove 1 cup canola oil 350 g brown sugar 180 g unsweetened applesauce 4 ea large eggs 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 cup shredded apple ½ cup chopped prunes Dark chocolate for topping
To make the Mexican Chocolate Mousse To make the Prune Mousse Heat puree.
Melt chocolate and mix with puree.
Add salt and mix.
Bloom gelatin and add to chocolate puree mixture.
Whip cream and sugar to soft peaks.
Fold cream into the chocolate.
Put into a piping bag and let set in the fridge.
To make the Spice Cake Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and all spices into a bowl. Mix.
In a large deep bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, applesauce, eggs, vanilla extract.
Pour dry ingredients into liquid and whisk until mixed.
Peel and grate the apple and add to the mix.
Add chopped prunes to the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 45-50 minutes at 350ºF (180C).
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool.
Calories: 786 kcal Carbohydrates: 100 g Protein: 10 g Fat: 41 g Saturated Fat: 12 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 7 g Monounsaturated Fat: 19 g Trans Fat: 0.1 g Cholesterol: 92 mg Sodium: 426 mg Potassium: 579 mg Fiber: 6 g Sugar: 60 g Vitamin A: 700 IU Vitamin C: 1 mg Calcium: 196 mg Iron: 5 mg
Keyword ana paola, cake, spice cake