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Chocolate Mousse Cake

There is a Chocolate Cafe in Lisbon where they only sell one cake: an elegant chocolate mousse. In our version, we add some espresso to the sponge and whip up a light chocolate mousse using aquafaba.

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Recipe - SuperValu Online

Chocolate Mousse Cake

Prep Time15 Minutes

Servings12

Cook Time25 Minutes

Ingredients

150g self-raising flour

125g sugar

35g cacao powder

½ tsp baking powder

150ml strong coffee (or oat milk)

50ml vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla essence

50g yoghurt (coconut or soy)

160ml aquafaba (chickpea water)

250g chocolate chips (54% cocoa)

20g caster sugar

1 tsp lemon juice/vinegar

75ml vegetable oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 180oC (fan on). Line an 8-inch springform tin with parchment.
Sift flour, sugar, cacao powder, and baking powder in a bowl. Combine coffee, oil, vanilla, and yoghurt in another bowl. Mix wet into dry ingredients, pour into the tin, and bake 20-25 mins (try the toothpick test- if it comes out clean you’re good to go). Cool completely.
Melt chocolate with oil (bainmarie or microwave). Whip aquafaba with lemon juice/ vinegar to stiff peaks, gradually add sugar, then whip for 5-8 mins. Slowly fold in melted chocolate.
Spread mousse over cooled cake and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set.

15 minutes

Prep Time

25 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 12 servings

150g self-raising flour

SuperValu Self Raising Flour (2 kg)

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€2.55€1.28/kg

125g sugar

Daily Basics Granulated Sugar (1 kg)

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€1.69€1.69/kg

35g cacao powder

Nua Naturals Organic Cacao Powder (100 g)

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€4.99€49.90/kg

½ tsp baking powder

Dr. Oetker Baking Powder (170 g)

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€2.05€12.06/kg

150ml strong coffee (or oat milk)

SuperValu French Style Ground Coffee (227 g)

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€2.79€12.29/kg

50ml vegetable oil

Daily Basics Vegetable Oil (1 L)

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€1.55€1.55/l

1 tsp vanilla essence

Goodall's Vanilla Essence (25 ml)

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€2.35€0.09/ml

50g yoghurt (coconut or soy)

SuperValu Greek Style Coconut Yogurt (450 g)

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€1.19€2.64/kg

160ml aquafaba (chickpea water)

SuperValu Chick Peas (400 g)

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€0.44€1.10/kg

250g chocolate chips (54% cocoa)

SuperValu Milk Chocolate Chips (100 g)

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€1.10€11.00/kg

20g caster sugar

SuperValu Caster Sugar (500 g)

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€1.65€3.30/kg

1 tsp lemon juice/vinegar

Homecook Lemon Juice (200 ml)

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€1.29€6.45/l

75ml vegetable oil

SuperValu Vegetable Oil (1 L)

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€1.75€1.75/l

Recipe

Preheat oven to 180oC (fan on). Line an 8-inch springform tin with parchment.
Sift flour, sugar, cacao powder, and baking powder in a bowl. Combine coffee, oil, vanilla, and yoghurt in another bowl. Mix wet into dry ingredients, pour into the tin, and bake 20-25 mins (try the toothpick test- if it comes out clean you’re good to go). Cool completely.
Melt chocolate with oil (bainmarie or microwave). Whip aquafaba with lemon juice/ vinegar to stiff peaks, gradually add sugar, then whip for 5-8 mins. Slowly fold in melted chocolate.
Spread mousse over cooled cake and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set.