Description
Indulge in the decadence of this Tuxedo Cake, a luxurious Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake that will dazzle your taste buds with layers of dark and white chocolate mousse sandwiched between moist chocolate cake, all topped with a rich ganache.
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake layers:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup warm water
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the dark chocolate mousse:
- 8 ounces dark chocolate (chopped)
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
For the white chocolate mousse:
- 8 ounces white chocolate (chopped)
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
For the ganache topping:
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare cake layers: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare cake pans. Mix dry ingredients, add wet ingredients, divide batter, and bake until done. Cool.
- Make dark chocolate mousse: Melt dark chocolate, whip cream with sugar, fold into chocolate, chill.
- Make white chocolate mousse: Repeat process with white chocolate and cream.
- Assemble the cake: Layer dark chocolate mousse between cake layers, then white chocolate mousse. Chill.
- Prepare ganache topping: Heat cream, pour over chocolate, stir, cool slightly, pour over cake. Refrigerate until set.
Notes
- For clean slices, chill the cake thoroughly and use a warm knife to cut.
- Can be made a day ahead and kept refrigerated.
