Sunday, June 16, 2013

Mango Mousse Chocolate Cake for Father's Day



I dedicate this cake to fathers day

 
"Treats your parents with loving care, you will only know their value when you see their empty chair" - Anonymous
 
Having lost my father in my childhood it is very important for me to celebrate fathers day with my FIL who has filled the gap .Yesterday was fathers day and my FIL has a sweet tooth for mangoes and cakes. Thought of combining both these to make his day special
 
Ingredients :
  • Chocolate cake
  • Mango mousse
  • Mango jelly
  • Soaking syrup
For chocolate cake
 
You can try out my Devil's chocolate cake or Eggless chocolate cake. Prepare the cake and let it sit on cooling rack to cool.
 
For mango mousse
You can try out my mango mousse recipe ,make the mousse just before assembling the cake.


Ingredients for Mango jelly 
  • 200 gms mango puree
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp gelatin
  • 3 tbsp water
Method
Mix gelation into the water and stir nicely and keep aside.
Heat mango puree with sugar in a pan to make it just warm .
Add the gelatin mix nicely till it completely dissolves and then switch off the
flame.. Make this mango jelly just before the assembly the cake
 
Ingredients for Soaking Syrup
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp of coffee powder
Method
Warm the water add the sugar and coffee powder mix nicely and keep aside

Assembling the cake
Cut the cake horizontally and sprinkle with syrup , pour 1/3 of the mango mousse over over one slice ,spread it evenly then put another slice on top of it and pour the remain  mouse on the cake and spread it evenly with a knife gently.And refridgerate it for 2 hrs

After 2 hrs take the cake out ,by the time it will set nicely ,now pour the prepared  mango jelly  over it and spread it gently over the cake and refridgerate it for 1 hr to set.

After 1 hr your mango mouse chocolate cake is ready for celebration.

Note: Mango jelly and mango mouse should be prepared just before it is assembled

18 comments:

  1. Such a wonderful cake for the occasion Satya. And the best thing about it is the love you infuse in the making, it shows. Absolutely yum! :)

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  2. that's a delicious and apt cake for the occasion...

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  3. i made it with sponge cake base recently, n love this delicious choco flavor, perfect :-)

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  4. Very tempting n interesting... Just love it...

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  5. That's so sweet of u dear :) And a very yummy looking cake :) Loved the clicks..

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  6. Absolutely beautiful slices of cake! And perfect for this season of mango madness :)

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  7. Beautifully done, who can resist to this wonderful cake.

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  8. Beautifully done, who can resist to this wonderful cake.

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  9. such a beautiful cake! looks so delicious.

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  10. Mango and chocolate are an amazing combination, cool treat :-)

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  11. Top layer of mango is very tempting. wounterful pic

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  12. My favorite combination of chocolate and mango. I can not wait to see myself I'll bake a cake.

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