This simple chocolate mousse cake is so moist, creamy, and chocolatey! It is one of the easiest and tastiest simple desserts that I have ever tried! You will need around 40 minutes to prepare it plus 30 minutes to cook. Here is the recipe:
For the chocolate cake:
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- A pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water (not boiling)
For the chocolate mousse:
- 8 oz. semisweet baking chocolate chopped
- 1 ½ cups mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions:
To make the chocolate cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas Mark 4. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Leave aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat together vegetable oil and buttermilk. Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Add in dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour hot water and vanilla.
- Beat until just incorporated. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake around 30 to 40 minutes, or just until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove and cool to room temperature. In the meantime, prepare the chocolate mousse.
To make the chocolate mousse:
- In a large, heavy saucepan, add chocolate, mini marshmallows, and milk, cover and place over low heat. Stir constantly until melted and well-incorporated. Remove and cool completely.
- In a large bowl, whisk together heavy cream and vanilla to soft peak stage. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture and combine. Then, spread over cooled cake.
- Refrigerate and chill for at least 30 minutes, or just until ready to serve. Before serving, sprinkle some chocolate shavings. Slice and serve.
Enjoy!
Moist Chocolate Mousse Cake
This simple chocolate mousse cake is so moist, creamy, and chocolatey! It is one of the easiest and tastiest simple desserts that I have ever tried! You will need around 40 minutes to prepare it plus 30 minutes to cook. Here is the recipe:
Ingredients
- For the chocolate cake:
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- A pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water not boiling
- For the chocolate mousse:
- 8 oz. semisweet baking chocolate chopped
- 1 ½ cups mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- To make the chocolate cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas Mark 4. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Leave aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat together vegetable oil and buttermilk. Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Add in dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Pour hot water and vanilla.
- Beat until just incorporated.
- Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake around 30 to 40 minutes, or just until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove and cool to room temperature.
- In the meantime, prepare the chocolate mousse.
- To make the chocolate mousse:
- In a large, heavy saucepan, add chocolate, mini marshmallows, and milk, cover and place over low heat.
- Stir constantly until melted and well-incorporated.
- Remove and cool completely.
- In a large bowl, whisk together heavy cream and vanilla to soft peak stage.
- old in the cooled chocolate mixture and combine. Then, spread over cooled cake.
- Refrigerate and chill for at least 30 minutes, or just until ready to serve.
- Before serving, sprinkle some chocolate shavings.
- Slice and serve.
- Enjoy!
