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RECIPE DETAILS - chocolate mousse cake

* Servings:8
* Prep time:
* Cook time:45min
* Dish type:Puddings & Desserts
* Difficulty:Medium
* Cuisine:Chocolate, Cake, Fruit

Ingredients - chocolate mousse cake

50g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
100g ready-to-eat pitted prunes, chopped
2 tbsp Cointreau, Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
250g good-quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces
6 eggs, separated
4 tbsp caster sugar
Cocoa powder, for dusting
200g raspberries

For the icing:
200ml double cream, chocolate mousse cake
200g good quality dark chocolate, broken into small pieces

Preparation - chocolate mousse cake

Preheat the oven to 160°C / 325°F / Gas mark 3. Grease and line the base of a 20cm loose-based cake tin or spring form tin with greaseproof paper.

Put the prunes and liqueur in a small saucepan with 1 tbsp water and heat gently until bubbling around the edges. Remove from the heat.

Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water and stir until melted. for better chocolate mousse cake

Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl with the sugar for 2–3 minutes until slightly thickened. Whisk the egg whites in a grease-free bowl until they hold their shape. Stir the melted chocolate mixture, the prunes and any unabsorbed liqueur into the yolk mixture. Immediately fold in a third of the whisked egg whites using a large metal spoon, then fold in the remainder.

Scoop into the tin, spreading the mixture gently to the edges. Bake for 18–20 minutes or until the cake has risen and forms a soft crust. The cake should still feel wobbly underneath when the tin is shaken.

Leave in the tin for 10 minutes to cool.

For the icing:
Heat the double cream until scalding point, add chocolate pieces. Remove from the heat and stir gently until melted and smooth. Pour into a bowl and allow to cool in the refrigerator, to thicken slightly.

Carefully transfer the cake to a serving plate. Drizzle with the icing, dust with the cocoa powder and scatter with the raspberries...Enjoy this chocolate mousse cake!