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Layered Mousse Cake: Your New Favorite Passover Treat

  • Author: Rolled In Dough
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 hours
  • Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 10" cake 1x
  • Category: Cakes
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Jewish
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

The easiest, yet prettiest, cake to made for your Passover Seder. It is gluten-free and can be made dairy free! Talk about a win-win.


Ingredients

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FOR THE CRUST:

  • 2 cups of Ground Pistachios
  • 3 tbs of Cocoa Powder
  • 1 cup of Powdered Sugar
  • 1/3 cup of Melted Butter or Margarine

FOR THE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE:

  • 16 oz of Heavy Cream / Dairy-free Heavy Cream
  • 1 package of Chocolate Chips

FOR THE HALVA MOUSSE:

  • 16 oz of Heavy Cream / Dairy-free Heavy Cream
  • 3 tbs of Halva Spread

FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE:

  • 1 cup of Heavy Cream / Dairy-free Heavy Cream
  • 5 dark Chocolate Bar Squares

Instructions

PREPARING THE MOUSSE:

  1. In a saucepan, heat up 8 oz (half of the heavy cream container) until the edges are bubbly. Turn off the heat and add the chocolate. Make sure to mix this until all the chocolate is melted. Store in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
  2. Repeat Step 1 with the halva spread instead of the chocolate chips. This will take a little longer to melt since it is a spread. If you need to, turn the heat on again. 

PISTACHIO CRUST:

  1. In a food processor, add the pistachios, cocoa powder, sugar powder, and melted butter until it becomes a crumbly dough. You can also do this in the mixer with the paddle attachment. 
  2. In a spring cake pan, place the pistachio mix and make sure the bottom is all covered. Push the dough with your hands to make sure it is all packed. Place it in the freezer until the cream is ready. 

MAKING THE MOUSSE:

  1. After four hours, take out the chocolate cream you made earlier and add the remaining heavy cream (8oz) to it. Mix on medium-high until you have a heavy cream that keeps its shape. 
  2. Pour the mousse over the pistachio crust and make sure it reaches all sides and try to level it. Freeze for 30 minutes.
  3. Repeat the same steps with the halva mousse and freeze the cake until half an hour before you serve it. 
  4. Once you are ready to serve the cake, make the ganache by heating up the heavy cream with the chocolate. Take off the heat and let it cool for 5 minutes. In the meantime, take the cake out of the freezer and with a warm knife (run it under hot water, do it as many times as need but make sure to wipe off the knife), go around the cake pan to release the cake from the sides. 
  5. Once released, pour the ganache from the center of the cake until it begins dripping down the sides. The ganache will cool quickly. Place the cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
  6. When ready, serve and enjoy!


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 522
  • Sugar: 10.6g
  • Sodium: 159mg
  • Fat: 48.8g
  • Saturated Fat: 27.6g
  • Carbohydrates: 22.2g
  • Fiber: 1.4g
  • Protein: 4.8g
  • Cholesterol: 152mg

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