Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries
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Ingredient prep checklist
- Buttermilk: 1 cup (227g) buttermilk or yogurt, at room temperature
- Eggs: 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- Butter: 2 tablespoons (28g) butter, softened
- Cream Cheese: one 8-ounce package (227g) cream cheese, at room temperature
- Confectioners’ Sugar: 1 cup (113g) confectioners' sugar, divided
- Chocolate Chips: 2/3 cup (113g) semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- Instant Clearjel: 1 teaspoon Instant Clearjel, optional*
- Chocolate Chips: 1/2 cup (85g) semisweet mini chocolate chips, optional
- Unsalted Butter: 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease two 8" round pans at least 2” deep (and preferably 3” deep); four 8" round pans at least 1 1/2” deep; or three 9" round pans. If you have parchment rounds, line the pans with parchment, and grease the parchment. Note: If your pan assortment doesn't include any of these particular combinations, you can bake the cake batter in batches; the unbaked batter won't suffer while awaiting its turn in the oven.
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Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries
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Full ingredient reference
- 1 3/4 cups (210g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 cups (397g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (85g) unsweetened cocoa, Dutch-process or natural
Dutch-process or natural
- 1/2 cup (99g) vegetable oil
- 1 cup (227g) buttermilk or yogurt, at room temperature
at room temperature
- 1 cup (227g) water, boiling
boiling
- 2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons (28g) butter, softened
softened
- one 8-ounce package (227g) cream cheese, at room temperature
at room temperature
- 1 cup (113g) confectioners' sugar, divided
divided
- 1/2 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 2/3 cup (113g) semisweet chocolate chips, melted
melted
- 1 cup (227g) heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Instant Clearjel, optional*
optional*
- 1/2 cup (85g) semisweet mini chocolate chips, optional
optional
- 1 1/2 to 2 pints raspberries, fresh preferred, washed and dried
fresh preferred, washed and dried
- 1/2 cup (92g) vegetable shortening, butter-flavored preferred*
butter-flavored preferred*
- 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 4 cups (454g) confectioners' sugar, sifted
sifted
- 1/2 cup (43g) unsweetened cocoa, natural or Dutch-process*
natural or Dutch-process*
- 1/4 cup (57g) milk
- 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract