Espresso Mousse Cake (黑美人蛋糕)

My Black Beauty (黑美人蛋糕) of Dark Cocoa Cotton Cake~ Espresso Mousse!! Must try it then u know how AWESOME  MATCH the taste is!!! 

The Cotton cake is Extreme~ly soft like cotton!!!

                               Recipe

                    Espresso Mousse Cake 

Dark Cocoa Cotton Cake

(Cooked Dough Method)

Adapted source: 

FB Baking Corner by Neo sook bee

**Modified recipe**

Corn oil 40g

Sifted cake flour 45g

Dark cocoa powder 15g

Milk/water 60g

Large egg yolk 3

Egg white 145g

Sugar 60g

7" inch pan

170 degree/ 25min

(10min cover top)

140 degree / 45min

Method 

Warm the oil on a pan but not too hot. Remove from heat and stir in cake flour + cocoa powder and mix well immediately. 

Add milk and mix well followed by 3 egg yolks. Set aside.

Whisk egg white, add in sugar in 3 batches and beat until stiff peak. 

Fold the meringue into the batter into 3-4 batches till evenly fold and mixed.

Line the pan with baking paper, pour batter into cake pan , Gently tap the cake pan on the worktop to get rid of big air bubbles. 

Bake at lower rack using water bath method bake @ 170 degree for 25 min ( if ur oven have heat element on top @1st 10 min, I suggest using a oven tray block the heat in order not to overburn ur cake.) 

Lower to 140 degree for 45 mins.

Invert and let cool.

Espresso Mousse 

Gelatine 1 tablespoon

Cold water 1/8 cup

Espresso 1/2 cup

Sugar 2 tablespoons 

Heavy cream 1 cup

Steps:

Pour cold water into the gelatine stir it and wait to set down. Double boiled the gelatine mixture till it melts. Remove from heat.

Prepare a 1/2 cup of freshly brewed espresso coffee, add sugar and hot gelatine mixture in a bowl stir and evenly mixed. Place it in the fridge let it settle down for 30mins.

Blend the espresso gelatin mixture into yougurt~like. Leave it aside.

Whip the heavy cream till stiff peak. 

Add in the yougurt~like espresso into whip cream, fold and mixed it till well combined. / Mix in a electric mixer in a low speed to well combined.

Espresso Mousse it's done!!

Now u may START frost on ur cake/pipe ur desire CREATIVE design!!! 

    

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