28 December 2010

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

I wanted to make something special for my dad's 60th birthday. Something that I hadn't made before, so it would be a surprise.

It took me a while to find this recipe that was both appealing in taste and appearance. A flour-less mousse cake made with dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate. For this cake, no expense was spared; I splurged on Valrhona chocolate.


On my dad's birthday, we treated him to a sumptuous 8-course dinner at a fancy restaurant, and ended it with a special 9th course - my Triple Choc Mousse Cake!

The restaurant was dim, so no nice pictures of the cake's inside were taken.  But I have a picture from my trial cake earlier this month. You'll see the 3 distinct layers of chocolate. 


The recipe looks tedious, but it's really quite easy once you get down to reading it. And the taste is worth the effort!  

Click HERE for the recipe.