Description
A moist and fluffy vanilla cake layered with rich chocolate mousse filling and topped with whipped ganache, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk (room temperature)
- 1 tablespoon water
- ¾ teaspoon gelatin powder
- 6 ounces baking chocolate (milk or semi-sweet)
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream (cold, divided)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 8 ounces baking chocolate (milk or semi-sweet) for ganache
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream (cold) for ganache
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (cold)
- 2 tablespoons sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk, starting and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
- Divide batter into pans and bake for 30–35 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.
- Bloom gelatin in water. Heat ½ cup cream with sugar, add gelatin, pour over chocolate, let sit, and whisk smooth. Cool to room temperature.
- Whip remaining cream to stiff peaks and fold into cooled chocolate mixture to make mousse.
- Line a springform pan with parchment. Layer cake, mousse, and second cake layer. Chill for at least 4 hours.
- Heat cream and butter for ganache, pour over chocolate, let sit, and whisk smooth. Cool, whip to stiff peaks, and spread on cake. Decorate with sprinkles.
Notes
- Use room-temperature ingredients for the best cake texture.
- Do not overmix the batter to avoid dense cake layers.
- Chill mousse properly to set it firmly between layers.
- The cake can be refrigerated for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
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