Chocolate Mint Mousse Cake #CakeSliceBakers
The Chocolate Mint Mousse Cake was one my whole family had begged me to make since we first started perusing The European Cake Cookbook. Chocolate mousse, mint mousse and layers of chocolate cake all combined to (hopefully) make a beautiful brown and green layered confection. I used the leftover egg whites to make some chocolate meringues to decorate the top of the cake and serve as additional snacks for a few days. First the good news: the components tasted delicious individually, and even better combined. Next the good or bad news depending on your perspective. Even though the recipe called for an 8 inch springform pan, and I used a 9 inch, I still had almost 2 cups of mousse leftover. Good news in my house, especially that week as my son had his wisdom teeth removed, and the leftover mousse was a soft, sweet treat. Finally, the bad news. The mint mousse was too soft to hold it's shape. It oozed over as I removed the side of the pan. The chocolate mostly held i