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Chocolate Mousse Crepe Cake

Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Calories: 562kcal
Author: Shinee
This beautiful chocolate mousse crepe cake is made of 20+ layers of delicate chocolate crepes filled with rich chocolate mousse filling and topped with festive red pomegranates.
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Ingredients

For chocolate crepes:

  • 2 cups 250gr all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup 30gr unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup 50gr sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs at room temperature
  • 2 ½ cups 600ml milk, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
  • Pomegranate seeds for garnish optional
  • Powdered sugar for dusting optional

For chocolate mousse:

  • 2 tablespoons 15gr unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup 150gr semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup 240ml heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl with whisk attachment, or using an handheld electric mixer,or by hand, beat the eggs for a minute. Stir in milk and vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and beat on medium low speed just until combined, 1-2 minutes. Don’t overmix, or the batter will get tough and rubbery! Cover the mixture with a plastic wrap, so that it touches the surface of the batter. Let it rest for at least 30 minutes. When ready to fry the crepes, whisk in the vegetable oil.
  • Heat 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium high heat. (The bottom of my 10-inch pan measures 7 inches, which means the crepes will be 7-inch round.) Place a little less than ¼ cup of batter into the hot pan, quickly swirl the pan so the batter is evenly covers the bottom of the pan. In about 1 minute, when the edges of the crepe start to pull away, flip it over using a spatula. Cook for about 30 seconds or so and stack the crepes on a plate. You’ll get about 20 crepes. Cool the crepes completely. You can wrap the crepes with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to a day.
  • To make the mousse filling, dissolve the cocoa powder in ¼ cup (60ml) hot water. Set aside.
  • In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips until smooth. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Stir in the cocoa mixture.
  • In a mixing bowl with whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream until hard peaks form. Fold in the whipped cream into the melted chocolate and gently mix until no white streaks remain.
  • Spread heaping one tablespoon of mousse filling on a crepe. Place another crepe on top and spread another heaping tablespoon of mousse filling. Repeat until all crepes are used. Store in airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve. Top the cake with pomegranate seeds and dust some powdered sugar generously using a mesh sieve right before serving.

Notes

For step-by-step photos and additional notes, read the post above.

Nutrition

Calories: 562kcal
Carbohydrates: 62g
Protein: 14g
Fat: 30g
Sugar: 22g
Sodium: 361mg