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Mousse cakes are a type of sweet cake that many people love, they come in various sizes and eye-catching colors. When you eat a piece of cake with a soft sweet cream layer covering the sponge cake, it will give you an unforgettable feeling. The cakes look beautiful, sophisticated but the way to make them is quite simple. If you want to make a cake for your loved ones, check out how to make Mousse cakethat Mytour shares below.
What is Mousse cake?
Mousse is a type of sweet cake, soft, with a thin sponge cake layer underneath, they originate from France and are often used in afternoon tea, desserts, snacks. The 3 main ingredients to make Mousse cake are: gelatin, fresh cream, and egg whites. For each type, you can increase or decrease the amount of fresh cream or egg whites according to your preference.
When enjoying the cake, you will feel the natural sweetness and softness of the cream layer, sponge cake, and the taste of fruits, chocolate.
Mousse is divided into 2 types: Sweet Mousse cake and Savory Mousse cake.
- Sweet Mousse: Made from egg whites, combined with chocolate, fruits.
- Savory Mousse: Made from boiled eggs, foie gras or fish, often used as an appetizer.
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Mousse cake is a popular dessert, and to help you make these delicious cakes yourself, let's refer to the recipe below.
How to make delicious, high-quality, beautiful Mousse cake
Depending on each person's preference, you can choose different fruit ingredients. Here are some types that housewives love to make.
How to make mango mousse cake
Mango mousse cake will have a fragrant, sweet, creamy taste, and an eye-catching yellow color. To get the mango mousse cake, see the steps below.
Preparation:
- Ripe mangoes (about 1kg)
- 120g biscuits
- 300g fresh cream
- 60g unsalted butter
- 20g gelatin
- Approximately 110g sugar
- Cake mold
- Blender, mixer
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Instructions:
Make the crust
- Crush biscuits into small pieces
- Melt butter over a water bath until hot and melted.
- Mix butter and biscuits evenly, then pour into a mold and refrigerate for about 30-40 minutes to set
Make the mango mousse
Step 1: Peel and dice mangoes, then blend into a puree using a blender. Strain to remove the mango fibers. Set aside about 20 grams of mango puree for the topping after completion.
See more: How to make fragrant and soft chrysanthemum bread
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Step 2: Divide gelatin into two parts in each bowl, soak with 20 ml of cold water and pour evenly for each bowl for 15 minutes to allow the gelatin to swell. Then add 10 grams of soaked gelatin to the mango mixture above and stir well.
Step 3: Whisk the cream until fluffy, then add it to the mango mixture and mix well.
Step 4: Pour the mango and cream mixture onto the prepared crust, then refrigerate in a cool place for about 120 minutes.
How to make the topping
Step 1: Add a little water to the remaining mango, 20 grams of sugar if you like it sweet. Then, put the mango and sugar mixture on the stove, cook until the sugar dissolves.
Step 2: Once the sugar mixture has dissolved, add gelatin and stir well, then let it cool. Next, pour the mango mixture onto the frozen cream in the mold. Finally, decorate the surface as desired. Refrigerate for over an hour.
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How to make passion fruit Mousse cake
Mousse cake made from passion fruit is visually appealing, fragrant, delicious, and extremely stimulating to the taste buds. Passion fruit Mousse cake can be said to be an irresistible treat.
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- 4 passion fruits
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 gelatin leaf
- Sugar: 50g
- Melted butter: 30g
- 1/2 teaspoon flour
- 200g whipping cream
- Wheat flour: 15 grams
- Cornstarch: 5 grams
- Baking powder: 1g
- Fresh milk without sugar: 10ml
- Vanilla extract: 1/2 teaspoon.
- 1 pack of oreo or creamo cookies
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Making the cake base
Similarly to the method above, you also crush the oreo cookies and mix them with butter and sugar. Pour the mixture into a mold and refrigerate.
Making the Mousse layer
Step 1: Soak gelatin in water to soften it. For the passion fruit, remove the pulp and simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes, then turn off the heat. Simmering the passion fruit pulp helps it become easier to strain, and the passion fruit juice becomes richer and more flavorful.
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Step 2: Strain the passion fruit to extract the juice, add water for thorough straining. You should have about 150ml of passion fruit juice.
Step 3: Add 2 egg yolks, 50g sugar, flour, and mix well. Then add melted butter and finally pour in 100ml of passion fruit juice, stirring evenly.
Step 4: Mix the mixture in a pot and heat over medium heat. Stir continuously until the mixture boils. Remove from heat. Add gelatin and stir vigorously, then let it cool.
Step 5: Whisk the whipping cream and sugar until soft peaks form. When the passion fruit mixture has cooled, pour it in and mix well.
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Step 6: Take out the hardened cake base, spread the mousse evenly on top to create a flat surface. Wrap the cake tightly with food wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
You can add another layer of jelly on top for a more vibrant color. Soak 2 gelatin leaves in water, then add 30ml of water and melt in the microwave. Mix the remaining passion fruit juice with sugar, then add the melted gelatin mixture and stir well.
After 1 hour, pour the mixture onto the mousse cake and refrigerate again to set. Now, your passion fruit mousse cake is ready to enjoy.
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How to Make Orange Mousse Cake
Similar to making passion fruit mousse cake, the process of making orange mousse cake is the same. You also need to make the cake base, mousse filling, and surface layer.
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Instead of preparing passion fruit, you can prepare orange. The cake base will be oreo placed in the mold for refrigeration. Below Mytour will guide you to make the Orange Mousse:
Step 1: Beat the egg yolks evenly with cream cheese in a large bowl, mix well.
Step 2: Use an egg beater to beat the fresh cream until the cream is stiff, with peaks. You can add sugar to make the cake sweeter.
Step 3: Mix the fresh cream mixture with the egg cream mixture in step 1 to get the cream layer for the Mousse part.
Step 4: Pour about 150 ml of orange juice into a pot with gelatin leaves, 100 grams of sugar. Boil this mixture, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved and let it cool.
Step 5: Continue mixing the cream mixture with the orange juice mixture (already cooled) to get the Orange Mousse in a slightly spongy form.
Step 6: Pour the orange Mousse mixture onto the cake base, then spread it evenly, and put the cake in the fridge for about 120 minutes to allow the Mousse to set.
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The cake surface and decoration are done similarly to the Mango Mousse cake but with a different flavor. You can refer above. Christmas is coming, learn how to make a volcano-shaped Orange Mousse cake to enjoy with your loved ones this Christmas season. You can see details in the article Christmas Cake that many people are interested in right now.
How to make Cream Cheese Mousse cake
Cream Cheese Mousse cake has a refreshing sweet and sour taste, if you love this flavor, follow the steps below.
Prepare the following ingredients:
– Cake part: whipping cream, sugar, cream cheese, orange syrup, 1 sheet of gelatine
– Decoration part: Whipping cream, sugar, cookies, sunflower seeds (or other types of seeds), chocolate sauce.
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Steps:
Step 1: First, whip the cream with sugar until fluffy.
Step 2: Then, soften the cream cheese and mix well with orange syrup.
Step 3: Soak the gelatine sheet in water until it swells, then heat it in a double boiler until completely dissolved. Mix it well with the cream cheese + orange syrup mixture.
Step 4: Next, fold the whipped cream into the mixture and mix well.
Step 5: Pour the whipped cream mixture into the mold and refrigerate until set. Once set, the cake is ready to enjoy.
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How to make Chocolate Mousse Cake
Chocolate Mousse cake is a fluffy, delicious, and rich dessert that never fails to impress chocolate lovers. Learn how to make this 5-star restaurant-quality dessert at home without the need for gelatin.
Preparation:
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- 100% pure cocoa powder
- Fresh milk
- Sugar
- Dark chocolate chips
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Steps:
Step 1: Heat fresh cream in a bowl until warm, do not boil. Add warm fresh cream to the cocoa powder, mix well until combined.
Step 2: Add fresh milk, sugar, and cornstarch to a large bowl, mix well with the cocoa cream mixture. Stir well.
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Step 3: Heat the mixture in a saucepan over low heat, stirring continuously. Cook for about 5 minutes, then add dark chocolate to the pan and continue stirring until the chocolate is completely melted. When the mixture thickens, remove from heat.
Step 4: Strain the mixture finely and pour it into a mold, you can line the mold with parchment paper to easily remove the cake. To filter out the fine powder, push it through a filter and then let it cool for 5-6 hours in the refrigerator.
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How to Make Yogurt Mousse Cake
Yogurt mousse cake is sweet, sour, and fragrant, very delicious. Try making this enticing cake for your family.
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- Cookies or Oreo cookies
- Butter
- Gelatin
- Sugar
- Whipping cream
- Unsweetened yogurt
- Lime juice
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Steps to Make
Make the cake base: Crush the cookies and mix with melted butter. Press the mixture into a mold and compact it. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes until firm.
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Make the Mousse: Soak gelatin powder in water for 10 minutes, then mix with yogurt. Stir the mixture well.
Make the cream filling: Mix sugar into whipped cream until stiff peaks form. Then add the yogurt-gelatin mixture and mix well. Divide the mixture into 3 bowls and add food coloring to each bowl if desired.
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Fill the mold: Once satisfied, pour the cream filling onto the cake base, then refrigerate for 4-5 hours until set.
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Now you know how to make Mousse cake at home easily and deliciously. Save the recipes that Blog Mytour shared here to showcase your skills to your family and enjoy. Wish you success.
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