Chocolate Mousse Cake

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Recipe updated on Mar 17.
Prepare one piece of 6" chocolate sponge cake, slice into 2 pieces.  Pls take half portion of this recipe. 


Mousse Filing Ingredients

• 200 g whipping cream + 1 tbsp caster sugar
• 7 g gelatine + 1 tbsp of water
• 120 g dark chocolate 

For the ganache:

• 80 g dark chocolate
• 80 ml liquid cream
• 1 tsp rum (optional)
• 1 tsp golden syrup
• 20-30g chocolate wrap (optional)

To prepare the chocolate mousse:

1.  Beat whipping cream and sugar under cold water till stiff.  Keep in fridge for later use.
2. Mix gelatine with water, melt under double boiler hot water. Keep warm.
3. Melt chocolate under double boiler hot water, stir till smooth.  
4. Remove whipped cream from fridge, stir in chocolate (slight warm) and gelatine.  Mix well.
5. Place a layer of sponge cake on a 6" loose pan, spread  70% of chocolate mousse on top of sponge cake evenly
6. Cover with remaining layer of sponge cake and spread remaining chocolate mousse over the whole cake and ch
7. ill in fridge.   

To prepare the ganache

1. Add cream into heavy duty cooking pot, bring to boil.  Off fire and then add in chocolate, golden syrup and rum.  Slowly stir till smooth.  
2. Let ganache cool down (still runny) and then spread eveny over the cake.
3. Line the sides with chocolate wrap.
4. Chill the cake in the fridge till set before serving.