CHOCOLATE ALMOND MOUSSE CAKE RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Chocolate Almond Mousse Cake Recipe - (4.7/5) image

Provided by polledl

Number Of Ingredients 11

Cake
1 box (1 lb 2.25 oz) devil's food cake mix with pudding
1 1/3 cups water
1/2 cup oil
3 eggs
Mousse
12 oz semisweet chocolate, cut into pieces
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups whipping (heavy) cream, whipped
Topping
2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted*

Steps:

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper; spray paper with cooking spray. 2 Make cake mix as directed on box using water, oil and eggs. Pour batter into sprayed paper-lined pan. 3 Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack; remove pan and paper. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. 4 Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, melt chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in almond extract. Cool 10 minutes or until slightly cooled. Genlty stir cooled chocolate into whipped cream. 5 Trim edges of cake. Cut cake lengthwise into 2 long layers. Place 1 layer on serving platter. Spread with 1/3 of mousse. Repeat with remaining cake layer and 1/3 of mousse. Place remaining 1/3 of mousse in pastry bag fitted with star tip. Pipe border around bottom and top of cake. Decorate top of cake with mousse rosettes. Sprinkle top with almonds. Store in refrigerator.