Chocolate Silk Mousse Cake
Ingredients
16 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
10 Tbsp. unsalted butter
4 large eggs
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. unbleached flour
1 Tbsp. real vanilla extract
1/2 C. heavy cream
3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
White candy roses
Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 425. Butter bottom and sides of 8-inch springform pan. Line bottom with parchment/waxed paper. Using heavy foil, wrap foil under and up outside of spring form pan to prevent leaks; set aside. In 3-quart saucepan, combine cut-up chocolate and butter. Cook over low heat, stirring often, until chocolate and butter melt and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat; cool 15 minutes. Meanwhile, with whisk, beat eggs and sugar over hot, but not boiling, water, until eggs are lukewarm and foamy and sugar is dissolved. Transfer to large bowl. Beat egg mixture at hi-speed until very thick and pale yellow, about 8 minutes. Beat in flour. Spoon about 1/4 egg mixture into cooled chocolate. Fold chocolate back into remaining egg mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Place pan in deep roasting pan. Fill with enough hot water to come 2/3 of the way up side of springform pan. Bake 15 minutes (mixture will until be soft in center). Place cake on wire rack; remove the foil; carefully loosen edge of cake with sharp knife or metal spatula. Do not remove side of springform pan. Cool at room temperature 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight or up to 3 days. On day of serving prepare glaze: In small saucepan, combine heavy cream plus chocolate. Cook over low heat, stirring often, until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Chill until thick enough to spread but until pourable, 20 minutes. Loosen cake and remove sides of springform pan. Invert onto serving plate. Carefully remove bottom of springform pan and parchment paper. Spread some of glaze on side of cake. Pour remaining glaze on top, spreading with spatula to form smooth surface. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes to set glaze before decorating with white candy roses.
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