Double Chocolate Mousse Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips, melted and cooled

Recipe

• 1 to make the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees f and grease two 9" cake pans.
• 2 beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla until combined.
• 3 add the oil and buttermilk, then add the dry ingredients.
• 4 mix until well combined.
• 5 carefully fold in the boiling water until the batter is smooth and the mixture is quite thin.
• 6 pour into the prepared pans.
• 7 sprinkle with the chocolate chips.
• 8 bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• 9 cool in the pans for 10 minutes.
• 10 remove from the pans and cool on a wire rack.
• 11 to make the mousse, whip the cream in a large bowl until it is thick and holds its shape.
• 12 beat in the icing sugar and vanilla.
• 13 fold in the melted and cooled chocolate chips.
• 14 do not overmix; the mousse should have a rippled effect.
• 15 to assemble, place one layer of cake on a serving platter.
• 16 spread with about 1 cup of the mousse.
• 17 place the second layer on top.
• 18 ice with the remaining mousse.
• 19 refrigerate until ready to eat.