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How to make an easy chocolate mousse cake

Make an Easy Chocolate Mousse Cake

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INGREDIENTS

Break up the graham crackers in a plastic zip lock bag and use a rolling pin for bread to make your crumbs

Break up the graham crackers in a plastic zip lock bag and use a rolling pin for bread to make your crumbs

Melt 1 stick of butter

Melt 1 stick of butter

Mix butter and graham cracker and form a crust into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form cake pan

Mix butter and graham cracker and form a crust into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form cake pan

Break 2 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks and whisk (eggs yolks not shown in picture)

Break 2 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks and whisk (eggs yolks not shown in picture)

sorry, forgot to document melting the chocolate! in a microwave safe bowl melt 3 cups of semi sweet chocolate, I did 25 second intervals and mixed then tempered the eggs

Tempering - add little amounts of chocolate into egg and mix then you can add all of the egg into the chocolate mixture!

Whip 1 pint of heavy cream and 1/3 cup of powdered sugar

Whip 1 pint of heavy cream and 1/3 cup of powdered sugar

Done! Whip until you get a thick texture like this

Done! Whip until you get a thick texture like this

FOLD chocolate and whip cream.

FOLD chocolate and whip cream.

Pour into pan and put in fridge for 4+ hours. I'm letting this one sit overnight

Pour into pan and put in fridge for 4+ hours. I'm letting this one sit overnight

Last step lick spoon 😝

  • 3.0c Graham crackers
  • 3.0c Semisweet chocolate
  • 2.0 Eggs
  • 4.0 Egg yolks
  • 1.0 Stick of butter
  • 1.0pt Heavy whipped cream
  • 1/3c Powdered sugar