Chocolate mousse cake and Bailey’s
Preparation35 minutes
Quantity12 portions
Cooking25 minute
Refrigeration4 hours
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 330 ml (1 1/3 cups) all-purpose flour
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) cocoa
- 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) baking soda
- 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 250 ml (1 cup) sugar
- 1 egg
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) Irish cream drink (Bailey's type)
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) 2% milk
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) melted butter
- 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
- 1 pack of butter wafers of 100 g, crushed
For the foam :
- 1 sachet of 7 g unflavored gelatin
- 250 ml (1 cup) 15% cooking cream
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) Irish cream drink (Bailey's type)
- 200 g (about 1/2 lb) Freddo milk chocolate waffers
- 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) 35% whipping cream
For icing:
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz) Freddo dark chocolate waffers
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) 15% cooking cream
Preparation
- Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- In a bowl, mix the flour with the cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk the sugar with the egg and the Irish cream drink for the cake. Add the milk, melted butter and vanilla, then whisk again.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until a homogeneous preparation is obtained. Add the crushed wafers and stir.
- Line a hinged mold 23 cm (9 in.) in diameter with parchment paper, then pour the dough into it. Equalize the surface.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack.
- In a small microwaveable bowl, combine the gelatin with 45 ml (3 tbsp) of water. Let swell for 5 minutes.
- In a saucepan, bring the foam cooker and Irish cream drink to a boil. Remove from heat and add the milk chocolate waffers. Let it melt, then stir.
- Heat the gelatin in the microwave for 30 seconds. Add the gelatin to the saucepan, stirring. Let cool.
- In another bowl, whisk the whipping cream at high speed using the electric mixer until firm peaks are obtained.
- Stir the whipped cream into the chocolate preparation, gently folding the preparation with a spatula.
- Pour the foam into the mold and equalize the surface. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
- In a water bath, melt the dark chocolate waffers with the baking cream for icing. Stir.
- Gently pour the icing over the foam. Refrigerate again for 1 hour.